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as in unbearable
more than can be put up with
this stifling heat is intolerable
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as in excessive
going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount
the intolerable haste with which the press passed judgment on the accused
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Recent Examples of intolerable
The level of human suffering in Gaza is intolerable.
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
The event was derailed by a series of setbacks — including heavy rains that made a mess of the campground area where revelers complained of intolerable conditions and barely edible meals like cheese sandwiches.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
The web of sanctions that President Joe Biden’s administration coordinated to constrain Russia has thus far not forced a Russian retreat on the battlefield, raised the cost of the war to Moscow to intolerable levels, or compelled Russian President Vladimir Putin to drop his maximalist demands.
—Nicholas Mulder, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2025
That is well under the 50 mg level that is intolerable to people with celiac’s disease.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 5 May 2025
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
The event was derailed by a series of setbacks — including heavy rains that made a mess of the campground area where revelers complained of intolerable conditions and barely edible meals like cheese sandwiches.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
The web of sanctions that President Joe Biden’s administration coordinated to constrain Russia has thus far not forced a Russian retreat on the battlefield, raised the cost of the war to Moscow to intolerable levels, or compelled Russian President Vladimir Putin to drop his maximalist demands.
—Nicholas Mulder, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2025
That is well under the 50 mg level that is intolerable to people with celiac’s disease.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intolerable
Adjective
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An Expert Weighs In What began as awkward quickly became unbearable.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
28 May 2025
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But, instead of improving, the pain intensified—spreading into my mid-back and becoming unbearable at night.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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As a Millennial what’s your take on Gen Z’s excessive use of exclamation points?—
Frank DiGiacomo,
Billboard,
9 June 2025
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These messages often include cluttered formatting, excessive explanations and an increasing number of typos or design errors.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2025
Adjective
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As shocking and extreme as this season was, all paths led here.—
Jennifer Adams,
StyleCaster,
5 June 2025
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The suit cites the extreme conditions within the CECOT megaprison, known by its acronym in Spanish, where prisoners sleep in crowded cells with bunks three levels high and are not allowed to go outside or have visitors of any kind.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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Amanda learned in like 10 seconds, which is insane.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Mar. 2025
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The emu egg—a two pound, eight-inch ovoid with a sultry teal shell gently speckled in pale green—seemed like just the right absurdist final flourish for an already insane endeavor.—
Helen Rosner,
The New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2025
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In contrast, late adopters face higher opportunity costs, slower innovation cycles, and steeper learning curves.—
Rhett Power,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Eight years ago, Hurricane Harvey barreled in off the Gulf of Mexico and lingered, pouring four days of rain over the city of Houston. Unlike North Carolina's steep mountains, Houston is low, barely rising above sea level.—
Laura Sullivan,
NPR,
8 June 2025
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An extravagant estate long owned by the late Orange County Air Force major general turned homebuilder and civic leader William Lyon has roared onto the market in Southern California.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
6 June 2025
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Arnault confessed to intense curiosity about how Anderson will interpret the legacy of Dior, whose founder ignited postwar Paris with his extravagant, full-skirted New Look and whose brief career ended with his death in 1957.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
2 June 2025
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“Intolerable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intolerable. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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