unsupportable

adjective

un·​sup·​port·​able ˌən-sə-ˈpȯr-tə-bəl How to pronounce unsupportable (audio)
: unable to be supported
an unsupportable burden
an unsupportable claim

Examples of unsupportable in a Sentence

these high taxes are just unsupportable
Recent Examples on the Web The collapse of real estate has impaired local government finances so thoroughly that many now face unsupportable debt obligations of their own. Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024 That would in effect make ownership of stocks unsupportable by the rich and this of course would end up crushing all those Americans hoping their stock portfolio will be the source of a happy retirement. Clem Chambers, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024 The complex math behind screening befuddled the researchers’ attempts to assess whether screening helped people live longer, leading to unsupportable conclusions. Peter B. Bach, STAT, 7 Sep. 2023 Due to their leadership, the company had a terrible, unsupportable business plan and compounded those issues by hiring an unsustainable workforce of 700 people. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 24 May 2023 See all Example Sentences for unsupportable 

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Word History

First Known Use

1586, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unsupportable was in 1586

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“Unsupportable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsupportable. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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