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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Laurence Milstein, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2025
Rios uses his voice and distinctive facial expressions to reveal both the noble and the intolerable facets of Oscar’s personality.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 24 May 2025
Lapid goes overboard to make these scenes intolerable, with Shaï Goldman’s camera gyrating around like a drunken dancer on the verge of throwing up and production designer Pascale Consigny making sure to put Israeli flags in the background of nearly every location.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
Right now, the answer is clearly Option B, because Option A just feels intolerable.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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Laurence Milstein, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2025
Rios uses his voice and distinctive facial expressions to reveal both the noble and the intolerable facets of Oscar’s personality.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 24 May 2025
Lapid goes overboard to make these scenes intolerable, with Shaï Goldman’s camera gyrating around like a drunken dancer on the verge of throwing up and production designer Pascale Consigny making sure to put Israeli flags in the background of nearly every location.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
Right now, the answer is clearly Option B, because Option A just feels intolerable.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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“Intolerable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intolerable. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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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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