intolerable
adjective
in·tol·er·a·ble (ˌ)in-ˈtä-lə-rə-bəl 
-ˈtäl-rə-,
-ˈtä-lər-bəl
1
: not tolerable : unbearable
intolerable pain
2
Examples of intolerable in a Sentence
She divorced him on the grounds of intolerable cruelty. this stifling heat is intolerable
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The corruption and incompetence of the current administration is intolerable. —
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026 Orbán’s autocratic rule, his takeover of the press and courts, and the corruption of his family and oligarchic friends became intolerable. —Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026 The older picture of Paul as the begetter of Christian antisemitism became, for obvious reasons, intolerable to many believing scholars after the Holocaust, and a counter-reading took shape that tried to return him to a sturdier Jewish setting. —Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026 This is not pleasant for surrounding communities, and if space launches are to be a regular affair, noise pollution of this kind would prove intolerable for locals. —Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 11 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for intolerable
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026 Orbán’s autocratic rule, his takeover of the press and courts, and the corruption of his family and oligarchic friends became intolerable. —Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026 The older picture of Paul as the begetter of Christian antisemitism became, for obvious reasons, intolerable to many believing scholars after the Holocaust, and a counter-reading took shape that tried to return him to a sturdier Jewish setting. —Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026 This is not pleasant for surrounding communities, and if space launches are to be a regular affair, noise pollution of this kind would prove intolerable for locals. —Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 11 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for intolerable
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“Intolerable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/intolerable. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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intolerable
adjective
in·tol·er·a·ble (ˈ)in-ˈtäl-(ə-)rə-bəl
-ˈtäl-ər-bəl
: not tolerable : unbearable
intolerable pain
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