Synonyms of insufferable

insufferable

adjective

(ˌ)in-ˈsə-f(ə-)rə-bəl 

as in unbearable

more than can be put up with

an insufferable bore whose only topic of conversation is himself

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unbearable
• intolerable
• unendurable
• intense
• extreme
• insupportable
• overwhelming
• unsupportable
• obnoxious
• terrible
• unacceptable
• harsh
• crushing
• painful
• horrible
• uncomfortable
• appalling
• acute
• disgusting
• vile
• dreadful
• torturous
• horrid
• excruciating
• loathsome
• sickening
• horrifying
• wretched
• repulsive
• nightmarish
• gruesome
• shocking
• odious
• horrendous
• repugnant
• revolting
• piercing
• nauseating
• offensive
• distasteful
• heinous
• unspeakable
• harrowing
• noxious
• comfortless
• hard
• tormenting
• grewsome

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tolerable
• sustainable
• sufferable
• acceptable
• endurable
• supportable
• livable
• adequate
• satisfactory
• reasonable
• allowable
• admissible
• liveable

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of insufferable

No one takes the science fair as seriously as Morton, as indicated by his having to spray-paint an old basketball trophy as a prize, and his insufferable personality doesn’t sway the teachers’ apathy. —Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2025

Staying may prove insufferable for those who opt against wearing the red MAGA caps. —Philip Elliott, TIME, 3 Feb. 2025

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