Antonyms for intolerable

Grammar : Adj

Spell : in-tol-er-uh-buhl

Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈtɒl ər ə bəl

Definition of intolerable

Origin : late 14c., from Latin intolerabilis "that cannot bear, that cannot be borne," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + tolerabilis "that may be endured," from tolerare "to tolerate" (see toleration). Related: Intolerably.

adj unacceptable; beyond bearing

Example sentences :

The country all the way, in fact, is most miserable and intolerable.
Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest

To me he is the most intolerable creature that I ever conversed with.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

At this intolerable assertion as he deemed it, Edward Gilder was reanimated.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

I don't care who he is, I say he is a double-dyed and most intolerable villain!'
Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens

He is treated with intolerable rudeness by your friend Mr. Pembroke.
Extract from : « The Inn at the Red Oak » by Latta Griswold

Attached to the oxen in any other way than by a yoke, the plough would be intolerable.
Extract from : « Pax Vobiscum » by Henry Drummond

The strict rules of the house had seemed to her intolerable.
Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward

To a man who has been accustomed to be busy there is no affliction so intolerable as idleness.
Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon

This, then, was the flavoring which made the cup so intolerable.
Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill

That kind of thing is intolerable to a gentleman, and a Tory is a gentleman.
Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine

Synonyms for intolerable

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