intolerable

in·tol·er·a·ble

adj
\(ˌ)in-ˈtäl-rə-bəl, -ˈtä-lə-rə-, -ˈtä-lər-bəl\

Definition of INTOLERABLE

1

: not tolerable : unbearable <intolerable pain>

2

: excessive

— in·tol·er·a·bil·i·ty \-ˌtäl-rə-ˈbi-lə-tē, -ˌtä-lə-rə-, -ˌtä-lər-\ noun

— in·tol·er·a·ble·ness \-ˈtäl-rə-bəl-nəs, -ˈtä-lə-rə-, -ˈtä-lər-bəl-\ noun

— in·tol·er·a·bly \-blē\ adverb

Examples of INTOLERABLE

1. She divorced him on the grounds of intolerable cruelty.
2. <this stifling heat is intolerable>

Origin of INTOLERABLE

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin intolerabilis, from in- + tolerabilis tolerable

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to INTOLERABLE

Synonyms: insufferable, insupportable, unbearable, unendurable, unsupportable

Antonyms: endurable, sufferable, supportable, sustainable, tolerable

Related Words: unacceptable; crushing, overwhelming; comfortless, hard, harsh, painful, uncomfortable; appalling, dreadful, excruciating, gruesome (also grewsome), harrowing, horrendous, horrible, horrid, horrifying, nightmarish, shocking, terrible, tormenting, torturous, vile, wretched; acute, extreme, intense, piercing; disgusting, distasteful, loathsome, nauseating, obnoxious, offensive, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, sickening; heinous, noxious, odious, unspeakable

Near Antonyms: livable (also liveable); acceptable; adequate, admissible, allowable, reasonable, satisfactory

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