unpayable

Cannot be discharged

Unpayable describes a debt or obligation so large it cannot realistically be repaid: The country's unpayable debts led to default.

The word sometimes appears in sports contexts for a player considered invaluable—so essential that no price could compensate for losing them: He's become unpayable to the club.

debt

default

Preset standard option

bankruptcyLegal status when insolvent
arrearsOverdue financial obligations
delinquencyCriminal or neglectful behavior

foreclosure · insolvency · creditors · collection · write-off · overdue · dunning · garnishment · restructuring · Chapter 11

scale

astronomical

Relating to outer space

insurmountableImpossible to overcome
incalculableBeyond numerical determination
overwhelmingIntensely excessive in force

immeasurable · staggering · prohibitive · unfathomable · crushing · impossible · eye-watering · ruinous · crippling · spiraling

burden

crushing

Overwhelming in intensity

overwhelmingIntensely excessive in force
inescapableImpossible to avoid
debilitatingCausing severe impairment

crippling · oppressive · relentless · unbearable · suffocating · paralyzing · lifelong · generational · trapped · indentured

Opposites

financial manageability

unpayablepayable

Due for settlement

affordable · manageable · repayable · settleable · clearable

debt magnitude

unpayabletrivial

Lacking significance or weight

modest · small · negligible · trifling · paltry

Family

pay, payment, repay, repayment, payable, payer, repaying, prepay, repays

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G