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intolerable

[in-tol-er-uh-buhl] / ɪnˈtɒl ər ə bəl /
ADJECTIVE
unacceptable; beyond bearing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
extreme impossible painful unbearable
STRONG
unendurable
WEAK
a bit much enough already excruciating insufferable insupportable last straw offensive undesirable
Antonyms
STRONGEST
good tolerable
WEAK
acceptable bearable

Example Sentences

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"It is an unacceptable and intolerable attack on the fundamental rights of our national Football Federation."

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Meta attorney Phyllis Jones showed jurors Instagram posts, text messages and ephemera from her high school years in which Kaley portrayed her home life as intolerable.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

That Epstein’s crimes were confined to himself and a few enablers, chiefly Ghislaine Maxwell, was intolerable to influencers and politicos determined to attribute all bad things to the dark workings of cabals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

The National Association for Gun Rights decried Pirro’s warning as “unacceptable and intolerable comments by a sitting US attorney.”

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2026

The truth of his intellectual dependence on Beeckman was utterly intolerable to him.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton