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insufferable

in·suf·fer·a·ble
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-suhf-er-uh-buh l]
    • /ɪnˈsʌf ər ə bəl/
    • /ɪnˈsʌf.ər.ə.bl̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-suhf-er-uh-buh l]
    • /ɪnˈsʌf ər ə bəl/

Definitions of insufferable word

  • adjective insufferable not to be endured; intolerable; unbearable: their insufferable insolence. 1
  • noun insufferable Too extreme to bear; intolerable. 1
  • adjective insufferable unbearable 1
  • adjective insufferable If you say that someone or something is insufferable, you are emphasizing that they are very unpleasant or annoying. 0
  • adjective insufferable intolerable; unendurable 0
  • adjective insufferable not sufferable; intolerable; unbearable 0
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Origin of insufferable

First appearance:

before 1525
One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1525-35; in-3 + sufferable

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Parts of speech for Insufferable

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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insufferable popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for insufferable

adj insufferable

  • unbearable — not bearable; unendurable; intolerable.
  • detestable — If you say that someone or something is detestable, you mean you dislike them very much.
  • distressing — great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
  • dreadful — causing great dread, fear, or terror; terrible: a dreadful storm.
  • impossible — not possible; unable to be, exist, happen, etc.

adjective insufferable

  • excruciating — Intensely painful.
  • intolerable — not tolerable; unendurable; insufferable: intolerable pain.
  • beyond the pale — If you think that someone's actions or behaviour are not acceptable, you can say that they are beyond the pale.
  • horrible — causing or tending to cause horror; shockingly dreadful: a horrible sight.
All 15 Synonyms of insufferable

Antonyms for insufferable

adj insufferable

  • delightful — If you describe something or someone as delightful, you mean they are very pleasant.
  • pleasant — pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure: pleasant news.
  • sufferable — to undergo or feel pain or distress: The patient is still suffering.
  • tolerable — capable of being tolerated; endurable: His arrogance is no longer tolerable.
  • happy — delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person.

adjective insufferable

  • endurable — Able to be endured; bearable.
All 6 Antonyms of insufferable

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