Antonyms for insufferable


Grammar : Adj
Spell : in-suhf-er-uh-buh l
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈsʌf ər ə bəl


Definition of insufferable

Origin :
  • early 15c., from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + sufferable (see suffer). Related: Insufferably.
  • adj horrible, intolerable
Example sentences :
  • Yes, it is insufferable cool, that's sartin; but it's time to expect it.
  • Extract from : « The Politician Out-Witted » by Samuel Low
  • A look of anger and insufferable contempt was all Trover's reply.
  • Extract from : « One Of Them » by Charles James Lever
  • You have been accustomed to talk to your village servants in a way that is insufferable.
  • Extract from : « The Shellback's Progress » by Walter Runciman
  • It was remarkable, how this insufferable creature could make me understand everything.
  • Extract from : « Debts of Honor » by Maurus Jkai
  • Of course she will, and they'll be precisely a part of the insufferable side of her life.
  • Extract from : « The Tragic Muse » by Henry James
  • "I call him an insufferable ass," Ralph said, on this particular evening.
  • Extract from : « No Surrender! » by G. A. Henty
  • "Yes, dear; I find you insufferable," remarked Aunt Barbara parenthetically.
  • Extract from : « Michael » by E. F. Benson
  • Dare I ask your highness to forgive my cousin's insufferable vulgarity?
  • Extract from : « The Lady of Lyons » by Edward Bulwer Lytton
  • He will be odious, insufferable for all the world besides, except for me; and for me he will be heaven.'
  • Extract from : « Robert Elsmere » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • Loneliness, insufferable loneliness seemed to get a hold of her.
  • Extract from : « Morning Star » by H. Rider Haggard

Synonyms for insufferable

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