Insufferable
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪnˈsʌfəɹəb(ə)l/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Insufferable is an adjective meaning Not sufferable; very difficult or impossible to endure; intolerable, unbearable.
Meaning
Not sufferable; very difficult or impossible to endure; intolerable, unbearable.
Example Sentences
She is sensible that a vain person is the most insufferable creature living in a well-bred assembly.
The oppressive heat has become insufferable in Syria – and as the temperature climbs, emotions get harder to contain.
This is insufferable! My dearest friend, I was never so enraged before, and must relieve myself by writing to you, who I know will enter into all my feelings.
He heard and saw, and sought to free / His strain'd eye from the sight: / But Heaven's high magic bound it there, / Still gazing, though untaught to bear / Th' insufferable light.
Synonyms for insufferable
Depending on context, synonyms include insupportable, unabideable, unendurable, unsufferable, unsupportable, impossible.
Antonyms for insufferable
Common opposites include abideable, bearable, endurable, sufferable, supportable, tolerable.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unsufferable, intolerable, unacceptable, impossible, unbearable, insupportable.
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