uninsurable

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uninsurable — adjective

  • uninsurablepositive
  • more uninsurablecomparative
  • most uninsurablesuperlative

1. Too risky for an insurance company to agree to cover.

1.形容詞C1
釋義

Too risky for an insurance company to agree to cover.

例句

After three floods, the old house became uninsurable for local families.

pattern: become uninsurable after repeated damage

The clinic warned that Raul's rare condition made him uninsurable.

pattern: make + object + uninsurable

同義詞
  • noninsurable

    Technical variant used especially in policy or risk discussions.

  • high-risk

    Broader and less exact; it describes danger level, while 'uninsurable' states that cover will not be offered.

反義詞
  • insurable

    Direct opposite; an insurer is willing to provide cover.

文法句型

be + uninsurable

become + uninsurable

make/render + someone or something + uninsurable

uninsurable + noun

用法筆記

Most often used after be, become, make, or render to explain that a person or property is too risky for an insurer to accept.

常見錯誤

❌The car was not insurable enough after the crash.
✅The car was uninsurable after the crash.
💡Use 'uninsurable' when insurance cannot be obtained at all, not 'not insurable enough.'
❌He is uninsured because no company will cover him.
✅He is uninsurable because no company will cover him.
💡'Uninsured' means he has no policy now; 'uninsurable' means insurers refuse to cover him.