insufferable

insufferable
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. unendurable, unbearable, insupportable, intolerable, past bearing or enduring, more than flesh and blood can bear; agonizing, excruciating. See pain.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. unbearable, intolerable, unendurable; see intolerable , painful 1 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
intolerable, unbearable, unendurable, agonizing, impossible, too much, excruciating, torturous.
ANT.: tolerable, bearable
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective So unpleasant or painful as not to be endured or tolerated: impossible, insupportable, intolerable, unbearable, unendurable, unsufferable, unsupportable. See PAIN.

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  • insufferable — adjective 1) the heat was insufferable Syn: intolerable, unbearable, unendurable, insupportable, unacceptable, oppressive, overwhelming, overpowering; informal too much Ant: bearable 2) his win made him insufferable …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • insufferable — adjective Date: 15th century not to be endured ; intolerable < an insufferable bore > • insufferableness noun • insufferably adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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