intolerably

Examples

• All

• I have tried lately to read Shakespeare and found it so intolerably dull that it nauseated me.

  Harvard University

• The day was going to be intolerably hot, murderously hot.

  Fiction book (1998)

• The new habits of the village have made the old men feel intolerably uncomfortable.

  Fiction book (1998)

• In the middle, the sun glared, intolerably bright, nearly a third of its daily distance across the sky.

  Fiction book (1999)

• All common vacation venues are intolerably crowded during the standard "seasons," making it very difficult to get unique or even good photos.

  Academic text (2006)

• Our explanation that New Jersey is an intolerably long walk from Utah could not dissuade her in the least.

  Fiction book (2001)

• The kiss continued, seemed endless, was intolerably sweet and bitter, a draught not like any he had ever known.

  Blog text (27)

• His skin felt as if it had been sandpapered; he itched intolerably.

  Fiction book (2000)

• By raising this to an almost intolerably high pitch, he captured what sounded like a scream of demonic triumph.

  Fiction book (1999)

• The heat during the summer can be intolerably high, making it hard to enjoy outdoor activities.

Synonyms

U

unduly

vsintolerably

21 6.9

More than is reasonable or necessary

points to sheer intolerability rather than merely being excessive or inappropriate

U

unbearably

vsintolerably

12 4.9

So strong or bad that you cannot stand it

shows the same extreme degree but as broadly unacceptable rather than only intense

U

unacceptably

vsintolerably

4 4.4

To a level that cannot be tolerated

emphasizes intolerable degree generally rather than social or rule-based acceptability

U

unconscionably

vsintolerably

2 8.9

In a way that is very unfair or too harsh

refers more generally to any degree that cannot be tolerated, not only moral wrongs

I

insufferably

vsintolerably

2 8.2

In a very annoying way that people cannot stand

highlights intolerable degree itself rather than the unpleasant quality

U

unendurably

vsintolerably

1 7.9

Too strong or bad for you to stand

means the same inability to tolerate but framed as general unacceptable degree

U

unsufferably

vsintolerably

9.1

In a way that is too unpleasant or painful to bear

focuses on overall intolerable degree rather than highlighting physical or mental strain

Antonyms

T

tolerably

3 4.9

Good enough but not very good

A

acceptably

2 3.2

In a way that is good enough but not very good

How Intolerable

unbearably

12 4.9

intolerably

2 6.3

tolerably

3 4.9

acceptably

2 3.2

Surface Forms

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Etymology