Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for insufferable

insufferable

[ in-suhf-er-uh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. not to be endured; intolerable; unbearable:

    their insufferable insolence.



insufferable

/ ɪnˈsʌfərəbəl /

adjective

  1. intolerable; unendurable


Discover More

Derived Forms

  • inˈsufferably, adverb
  • inˈsufferableness, noun

Discover More

Other Words From

  • in·suffer·a·ble·ness noun
  • in·suffer·a·bly adverb

Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of insufferable1

First recorded in 1525–35; in- 3 + sufferable ( def )

Discover More

Example Sentences

While that would be an insufferable amount of time to get a backpacking or car-camping tent up and livable, the aforementioned benefits make that time investment worthwhile.

I shamefully cop to the label of being “demanding,” at times perhaps borderline insufferable.

It could also be true that she really was an insufferable lunatic afraid of catching Ebola from the plebeians.

Sheldon becomes a professor, but no students sign up for his class because his reputation as being insufferable precedes him.

Close your eyes and imagine all of the hardest partying, most insufferable celebrities in the world banished to one small island.

These parties sound positively insufferable, absolutely terrifying, and possibly even life-changing.

There are no doubt people who will find the bit silly and insufferable.

The suspense with which Louis listened to this perfidious confederation, was almost insufferable.

He might have been an insufferable young man for a poverty-stricken teacher of French to have as a fellow-lodger; but he was not.

We were here above two months, attracted by Jenny's kind heart and oddities; but driven away finally by the insufferable dirt.

It is impossible to convey an idea of the insufferable oppression of the air in the place I occupied.

Of course she will, and they'll be precisely a part of the insufferable side of her life.

Advertisement

Related Words

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


insubstantialinsufficiency