intolerable

adj.unacceptable; beyond bearing

Synonyms for intolerable

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Antonyms for intolerable

egregious

adjective. outstandingly bad; outrageous

Word Origin & History

late 14c., from Latin intolerabilis "that cannot bear, that cannot be borne," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + tolerabilis "that may be endured," from tolerare "to tolerate" (see toleration). Related: Intolerably.

Example Sentences forintolerable

The country all the way, in fact, is most miserable and intolerable.

To me he is the most intolerable creature that I ever conversed with.

At this intolerable assertion as he deemed it, Edward Gilder was reanimated.

I don't care who he is, I say he is a double-dyed and most intolerable villain!'

He is treated with intolerable rudeness by your friend Mr. Pembroke.

Attached to the oxen in any other way than by a yoke, the plough would be intolerable.

The strict rules of the house had seemed to her intolerable.

To a man who has been accustomed to be busy there is no affliction so intolerable as idleness.

This, then, was the flavoring which made the cup so intolerable.

That kind of thing is intolerable to a gentleman, and a Tory is a gentleman.

intolerable

egregious

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grievous

hard

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intolerable

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