unsustainable
/ˌʌnsəˈsteɪnəbəl/
adjective
- Not able to be maintained or continued at the same rate or level, especially because of limited resources or negative effects.
- The country's debt level became unsustainable and led to a financial crisis.
- Farming methods that deplete the soil are unsustainable in the long term.
- Working 80 hours a week is unsustainable and leads to burnout.
- Relating to practices that harm the environment and cannot be continued without causing serious damage.
- Many companies are trying to reduce their unsustainable use of plastic.
- Unsustainable logging has destroyed large areas of the rainforest.
- The city's unsustainable water consumption is draining the reservoir.
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