Unsustainable Meaning
/ˌʌnsəˈsteɪnəbəl/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjNot sustainable.
nounSomething that cannot be sustained.
Sentence Examples
The current situation is unsustainable.
These regulations are unsustainable.
This political crisis could lead Algeria to unsustainable situation.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The company's growth used too many limited resources, making it ____ in the long run.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The current level of spending is ____, and the company will need to make some major cuts in the near future today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English sustainable English unsustainable From un- + sustainable.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"You don't have to be Einstein to work out that this level of government subsidy is unsustainable."
— 2022 January 12, Sir Michael Holden, “Reform of the workforce or death by a thousand cuts?”, in RAIL, number 948, page 22:
"RTDs cover a multitude of sips, including: “hard” or “spiked” teas, coffees, kombuchas and seltzers; […]. And although the sector was birthed in the ’30s by drinks like Campari Soda, and boomed in the ’90s with Bacardi Breezer and Smirnoff Ice, RTDs are now at a point of seemingly unsustainable saturation."
— 2022 July 4, Ben Schott, “Is There Anything That Gen Z Won’t Drink?”, in The Washington Post:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The company's growth used too many limited resources, making it ____ in the long run.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The current level of spending is ____, and the company will need to make some major cuts in the near future today.