Intolerable
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪnˈtɑləɹəbl̩/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Intolerable is an adjective meaning Not tolerable; not capable of being borne or endured.
Meaning
Not tolerable; not capable of being borne or endured.
More Meanings
- Extremely offensive or insulting.
- (nuclear power) Extremely worn and degraded, to the point of being unsafe.
Example Sentences
It is an intolerable sound that sets spoons tinkling in saucers and windowpanes vibrating.
o take apart an ageing nuclear facility, you have to put a lot of other things together first. New technologies, for instance, and new buildings to replace the intolerable ones, and new reserves of money.
“I call on all citizens of Berlin and across Germany to wear the yarmulke (as the skullcap is known in Yiddish) next Saturday if there are new, intolerable attacks targeting Israel and Jews on the occasion of Al-Quds Day in Berlin,” said Felix Klein in a statement.
Synonyms for intolerable
Depending on context, synonyms include insufferable, insupportable, unbearable, unsittable, bitter, impossible.
Antonyms for intolerable
Common opposites include tolerable.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unendurable, insufferable, unsufferable, unbearable, unsupportable, unacceptable.
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