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单词 unendurable
释义

unendurable

adjective

un·​en·​dur·​able ˌən-in-ˈdu̇r-ə-bəl How to pronounce unendurable (audio)
-ˈdyu̇r-,
-en-
: too unpleasant, painful, or difficult to accept or endure : not endurable : unbearable
unendurable suffering
… periods of unendurable stress and desperation. Oliver Sacks
unendurably
ˌən-in-ˈdu̇r-ə-blē How to pronounce unendurable (audio)
-ˈdyu̇r-
-en-
adverb
an unendurably boring speech
unendurableness noun

Synonyms

  • insufferable
  • insupportable
  • intolerable
  • unbearable
  • unsupportable
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web When all of these ameliorations were completed, and the unendurable pain was relieved, the German broke into shamelessly grateful sobs. Cynthia Ozick, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2022 Her characters might suffer from a great many maladies but none more soul-draining than aesthetic poverty, none more unendurable than grayscale lives. Amy Brady, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2022 The examples used are plucked out of sequence from a lifetime of pitting his body against the seemingly unendurable. New York Times, 28 Jan. 2022 And in keeping with the life-or-death importance given to most things in a 13-year-old’s world, the thought of having to miss the 4*Town concert for these dreamy-eyed superfans is unendurable. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2022 Somehow the unpredictable excitement, and sometimes almost unendurable boredom, of the Velvet Underground eludes Haynes—but perhaps that should not surprise us. Kevin Dettmar, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2021 Sometimes — as in Wafa’s case — waiting feels unendurable, and migrants buck against the helpless hours, months, and years. Caitlin Dwyer, Longreads, 29 May 2021 The book sounds, in summary, terrible: pretentious, self-serious, unendurable. Wyatt Mason, Harper's Magazine, 20 July 2021 Sometimes — as in Wafa’s case — waiting feels unendurable, and migrants buck against the helpless hours, months, and years. Caitlin Dwyer, Longreads, 29 May 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1801, in the meaning defined above

unendurable

adjective

as in unbearable
more than can be put up with people used to travel along this stretch of the highway by night so as to avoid the unendurable heat of the day

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • unbearable
  • intolerable
  • insufferable
  • insupportable
  • extreme
  • intense
  • unsupportable
  • overwhelming
  • unacceptable
  • terrible
  • painful
  • horrible
  • harsh
  • torturous
  • uncomfortable
  • excruciating
  • appalling
  • obnoxious
  • dreadful
  • crushing
  • acute
  • horrifying
  • disgusting
  • nightmarish
  • comfortless
  • unspeakable
  • horrendous
  • loathsome
  • horrid
  • sickening
  • wretched
  • gruesome
  • repulsive
  • shocking
  • vile
  • harrowing
  • piercing
  • odious
  • repugnant
  • revolting
  • distasteful
  • tormenting
  • nauseating
  • heinous
  • noxious
  • offensive
  • hard
  • grewsome

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • tolerable
  • endurable
  • sufferable
  • sustainable
  • acceptable
  • supportable
  • livable
  • adequate
  • satisfactory
  • reasonable
  • allowable
  • admissible
  • liveable
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