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Unnearable vs Unbearable - What's the difference?

unnearable | unbearable |

As adjectives the difference between unnearable and unbearable

is that unnearable is impossible to come near; unapproachable while unbearable is so unpleasant or painful as to be unendurable.

unnearable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Impossible to come near; unapproachable.
    • "[...] that unnearable spout was cast by one selfsame whale..." Herman Melville, Moby-Dick , chapter LI.

    unbearable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • so unpleasant or painful as to be unendurable

    • Synonyms

    * insufferable * unsupportable