What is another word for supportable?

Pronunciation: [səpˈɔːtəbə͡l] (IPA)

When we talk about something that is supportable, we mean it is capable of being supported, either literally or figuratively. There are many synonyms for the word "supportable", depending on the context in which it is being used. For example, if we are talking about a physical object, synonyms could be "bearable", "endurable" or "sustainable". On the other hand, if we are discussing an argument or point of view, synonyms could include "defensible", "justifiable" or "reasonable". Ultimately, the synonyms for "supportable" will vary based on the specific situation, but all of them will convey the idea of something that is able to be upheld or maintained in some way.

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What are the opposite words for supportable?

Supportable means capable of being supported, sustained, or maintained. Its antonyms are words that mean the opposite, such as insupportable, unsustainable, and unviable. Insupportable refers to something that cannot be endured or tolerated, while unsustainable pertains to something that cannot be upheld or continued without causing harm. Unviable means incapable of surviving or thriving, and cannot be supported due to lack of resources or potential. These antonyms highlight the negative implications of what is not supportable and help us to see the importance of being able to sustain, maintain, and uphold what is critical in our lives.

Usage examples for Supportable

This thought occurred to me while you were telling your story, and I suddenly fancied that I should like to try whether existence under your circumstances could make the burden of life supportable.
"Quicksands"
Adolph Streckfuss
The indissolubility of marriage, so often urged as an additional cause for aggravating the sense of annoyance experienced by those wedded but unsuited to each other, is, in my opinion, one of the strongest motives for using every endeavour to render the union supportable, if not agreeable.
"The Idler in France"
Marguerite Gardiner
If d'Angivillier was responsible for displacing a transcendent art with a false one, if he routed a dainty mythology and its accessories with the heavy effort and paraphernalia of the Romans, on whom shall we place the entirely supportable responsibility of diminishing tapestries from noble draperies down to mere furniture coverings?
"The Tapestry Book"
Helen Churchill Candee

Famous quotes with Supportable

  • Irregularity and want of method are only supportable in men of great learning or genius, who are often too full to be exact, and therefore they choose to throw down their pearls in heaps before the reader, rather than be at the pains of stringing them.
    Joseph Addison
  • Irregularity and want of method are only supportable in men of great learning or genius, who are often too full to be exact, and therefore choose to throw down their pearls in heaps before the reader, rather than be at the pains of stringing them.
    Joseph Addison
  • All day the heat had been barely supportable but at evening a breeze arose in the West, blowing from the heart of the setting sun and from the ocean, which lay unseen, unheard behind the scrubby foothills. It shook the rusty fringes of palm-leaf and swelled the dry sounds of summer, the frog-voices, the grating cicadas, and the ever present pulse of music from the neighbouring native huts.
    Evelyn Waugh
  • The oldest and best known evil was ever more supportable than one that was new and untried.
    Michel de Montaigne
  • I had lost of humanity but its illusions, and they alone are what render it supportable.
    Letitia Elizabeth Landon

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