WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•tol•er•a•ble /ɪnˈtɑlərəbəl/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- that cannot be tolerated;
so great that it cannot be endured:intolerable pain.
in•tol•er•a•ble
(in tol′ər ə bəl),USA pronunciation adj.
in•tol′er•a•bil′i•ty, in•tol′er•a•ble•ness, n.
in•tol′er•a•bly, adv.
- not tolerable;
unendurable;
insufferable:intolerable pain. - excessive.
- Latin intolerābilis. See in-3, tolerable
- late Middle English 1400–50
in•tol′er•a•bly, adv.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unbearable, insupportable.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged endurable.
'intolerable' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
denial
- desperate
- fugitive
- groan
- impossible
- inexcusable
- insufferable
- insupportable
- outrageous
- projection
- quasi-intolerable
- route
- straw
- time
- unbearable
- worry