more bearable

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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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 chair would make life’s unavoidable irritants that much more bearable.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

"The family said the hospital couldn't do enough, they were tireless and made it so much more bearable."

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2025

Cancer sucks endlessly, but people like this employee make some of it more bearable.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 10, 2024

The command to grow up at once was more bearable than the faceless horror of wavering purpose, which was youth.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou