UNSUSTAINABLE Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

unsustainable

adjective

Definition of unsustainable

as in unsupportable

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Recent Examples of unsustainable The country, which was already losing too many troops, began incurring casualties that seemed unsustainable. — Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026 However, Meacham thinks the stock is now trading at unsustainable levels. — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026 From there, the NCAA accelerated its campaign to convince Congress that college sports would be ungovernable and unsustainable without federal liability protections. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026 Orlando was unsustainable, so the Tribe purchased its team for $10 million in 2003. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unsustainable

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Adjective

Currah’s opinion piece is wrong on the facts, the law, and the science, and reaches unsupportable conclusions.

— Paisley Currah, The New York Review of Books, 18 Dec. 2025
The venerable but troubled outlet has been for sale since its previous owners ran up unsupportable debts and were removed in 2023.

— Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 24 Nov. 2025

Definition of unsupportable

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Such a mind might fail an unverifiable consciousness test at the same time that its persistent interests start to boldly assert themselves.

— Andréa Morris, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
The most reliable move when labels feel unverifiable is to buy directly from a farmer or producer who can describe their practices.

— Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 26 July 2026

Definition of unverifiable

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No working of any system or joy gathered from an unprovable satirical angle.

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Hollywood has long been a petri dish of nasty rumors, and throughout its history, several unproven, or unprovable, salacious stories about movie stars have taken on lives of their own.

— Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of unprovable

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