bearable

[bair-uh-buhl] / ˈbɛər ə bəl /

ADJECTIVE

endurable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

livable manageable passable satisfactory tolerable

WEAK

acceptable admissible allowable sufferable supportable sustainable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inadequate unacceptable unbearable unsuitable

WEAK

intolerable unendurable unmanageable

Example Sentences

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We’ve already been forced to figure out how to fight back, just to make each day bearable.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

There has also been a surge of online advice on how to make time in shelters more bearable.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

The pressures of life, which in that moment felt unbearable, proved bearable.

From Slate • Dec. 26, 2025

Like many she has invested in power banks to make life more bearable:

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2025

I don’t know how it happened that my cross became bearable.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez