unsupportable

IPA/ˌʌn.səˈpɔː.tə.bəl/
KK[ˌʌnsəpˈɔrtəbəl]IPA/ˌʌn.səˈpɔːr.tə.bəl/

unsupportable — adjective

  • unsupportablepositive
  • more unsupportablecomparative
  • most unsupportablesuperlative

1. used to describe an argument, claim, or idea that cannot be shown to be true usi

1.形容詞B2
釋義

used to describe an argument, claim, or idea that cannot be shown to be true using facts, evidence, or logical reasoning.

例句

Hiro showed that the company's financial projections were unsupportable when he compared them with actual sales data.

unsupportable used after 'were' (predictive) with a that-clause of evidence

The judge ruled the witness's account unsupportable because no physical evidence matched her description of events.

find + object + unsupportable (ruled … unsupportable)

同義詞
  • indefensible

    stronger — suggests moral or logical failure, not just lack of proof

  • untenable

    more common in formal writing about positions or theories that cannot be maintained

  • groundless

    focuses on absence of any basis; less formal and less common in academic contexts

反義詞

文法句型

find + object + unsupportable

be/seem + unsupportable

用法筆記

Frequently used with verbs that express judgement, such as 'find', 'rule', 'deem', or 'dismiss'. The subject is typically a person or institution evaluating evidence.

常見錯誤

❌The broken chair is unsupportable.
✅The broken chair cannot support any weight.
💡'unsupportable' is not used for physical objects that break; it describes ideas, arguments, or situations.

2. so unpleasant, painful, or difficult that you cannot accept it or allow it to co

2.形容詞B2
釋義

so unpleasant, painful, or difficult that you cannot accept it or allow it to continue any longer — used about situations, conditions, or suffering.

例句

The level of violence in the neighbourhood had become unsupportable for families with young children.

become + unsupportable for [someone]

Greta described the pain in her lower back as unsupportable and asked the doctor for stronger medication.

describe + [noun] + as unsupportable

同義詞
  • unbearable

    more common in everyday speech about pain or discomfort

  • intolerable

    close in meaning; often used for social or political conditions

  • insufferable

    stronger emotional tone, often used for people's behaviour

反義詞

文法句型

become + unsupportable

find + object + unsupportable

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: this sense refers to real-world conditions (pain, noise, cost, violence) that are too much to bear, not to ideas that lack evidence. The situation is the subject, not an argument.

常見錯誤

❌His unsupportable personality made him hard to like.
✅His difficult personality made him hard to like.
💡'unsupportable' is not used for personality traits. Use 'unbearable' or 'intolerable' instead.