insufferable

adjective

in·​suf·​fer·​able (ˌ)in-ˈsə-f(ə-)rə-bəl 

: not to be endured : intolerable

an insufferable bore

insufferableness noun

insufferably

(ˌ)in-ˈsə-f(ə-)rə-blē 

adverb

Synonyms

• insupportable
• intolerable
• unbearable
• unendurable
• unsupportable

Examples of insufferable in a Sentence

I can't take any more of her insufferable arrogance.

an insufferable bore whose only topic of conversation is himself

Recent Examples on the Web

Or Beverly Hills, where the paparazzi are insufferable. —New Atlas, 28 Jan. 2025

Bex is at least insufferable in that way that television’s all-knowing, all-seeing profilers so frequently are. —Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Jan. 2025

Sabine is insufferable—a bad spouse and a bad friend, simultaneously needy and negligent. —Sophia Stewart, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2024

When you do get picked up, you may get carted around town for an insufferable tour of the five boroughs. —Gian Carlo Pedulla, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

insufferable

adjective

in·​suf·​fer·​able (ˈ)in-ˈsəf-(ə-)rə-bəl 

: impossible to endure : intolerable

insufferable boredom

insufferableness noun

insufferably

-blē 

adverb