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

Their kindness made what would otherwise have been a miserable accident just a little more bearable.

From Seattle Times • May 26, 2024

Yet in the poorest rural districts, life has been made more bearable by welfare programs that have expanded under Mr. Modi.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2024

Moving felt much more bearable than sitting still, just as setting out as soon as possible to track down the Horcruxes and kill Voldemort would feel better than waiting to do it...

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling