unbearably

Examples

• All

• I watched her go, slim and brown and unbearably sexy in a tall, lithe, leggy way.

  Fiction book (1993)

• "I'm not?" I said in a small, unbearably hopeful voice.

  Fiction book (1997)

• The thought of their bedroom, the minute details of their world, made her feel unbearably alive.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Life would feel unbearably sad and lonely without you.

  White Noise (2022)

• The summer of 1988 was an unbearably hot, dry season.

  Fiction book (1997)

• The house with only us here was unbearably oppressive for him.

  Jane Eyre (1943)

• "Oh, good God," Sonja said, as if she'd suddenly remembered something unbearably painful.

  Fiction book (1999)

• Why does He threaten us with a... endlessness that can only be unbearably desolate?

  Night Train to Lisbon (2013)

• Lisa taught me about sadness... ...about human frailty... ...and how unbearably fleeting happiness can be.

  Must Love Dogs (2005)

• The heat was unbearably intense during the summer, making it hard to enjoy outdoor activities.

Synonyms

E

excessively

vsunbearably

32 3.0

To a degree that is more than needed or acceptable

denotes a higher extreme that becomes impossible to tolerate

U

unduly

vsunbearably

21 6.9

More than is reasonable or necessary

is stronger, stressing that the degree makes a situation impossible to tolerate

O

outrageously

vsunbearably

17 5.8

In a way that is very shocking, too much, or rude

focuses on causing intolerable feeling by sheer degree rather than shock

E

excruciatingly

vsunbearably

16 8.2

In a very painful or strong way

covers extreme degree in general, not only physical or sharp pain

I

inordinately

vsunbearably

• Formal

7 7.5

To a much greater degree than is normal

is the extreme end where excess becomes impossible to bear

A

agonizingly

vsunbearably

• US

4 7.4

In a way that causes very strong physical pain or deep worry

is about intolerable degree overall, not limited to causing pain

U

unacceptably

vsunbearably

4 4.4

To a level that cannot be tolerated

emphasizes sheer inability to tolerate rather than social unacceptability

I

intolerably

vsunbearably

2 6.3

So bad that someone cannot bear it

expresses the same intolerable degree rather than other types of excess

I

insufferably

vsunbearably

2 8.2

In a very annoying way that people cannot stand

focuses more generally on intolerable degree beyond unpleasantness

E

exorbitantly

vsunbearably

1 7.3

Much more expensive than it should be

applies more broadly to extreme intensity, not only high costs or prices

U

unendurably

vsunbearably

1 7.9

Too strong or bad for you to stand

is the same extreme intolerability expressed in a different wording

U

unsufferably

vsunbearably

9.1

In a way that is too unpleasant or painful to bear

covers the same extreme inability to tolerate rather than milder excess

Antonyms

T

tolerably

3 4.9

Good enough but not very good

How Tolerable

tolerably

3 4.9

uncomfortably

26 3.4

unbearably

12 4.9

intolerably

2 6.3

painfully

106 3.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology