as in unbearable
more than can be put up with
an insufferable bore whose only topic of conversation is himself
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Recent Examples of insufferable
Under this insufferable pressure, who would not want to withdraw?
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Zoe Roth
april 30, Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2025
Suddenly, his humor was not endearing but insufferable.
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 5 May 2025
Aliyah Mastin is perfect as Presley Collins who is one of the more realistic and relatable teen girls on TV, unlike her insufferable predecessors like Homeland’s Dana Brody or The American’s Paige Jennings.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Not the most memorable, but Myers’s flail-laughing at his own insufferable jokes remains a pretty funny encapsulation of Musk’s self-satisfied riffing.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for insufferable
Zoe Roth
april 30, Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2025
Suddenly, his humor was not endearing but insufferable.
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 5 May 2025
Aliyah Mastin is perfect as Presley Collins who is one of the more realistic and relatable teen girls on TV, unlike her insufferable predecessors like Homeland’s Dana Brody or The American’s Paige Jennings.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Not the most memorable, but Myers’s flail-laughing at his own insufferable jokes remains a pretty funny encapsulation of Musk’s self-satisfied riffing.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for insufferable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insufferable
unbearable
Adjective
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Cracking down on pain prescriptions has driven those suffering unbearable pain to dangerous black-market drugs.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
6 July 2025
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The prospect of being returned ‘home’ was to be sent back to the site of unbearable pain.—
Laurie Sheck
July 2,
Literary Hub,
2 July 2025
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