insufferable
adjective
in·suf·fer·able
(ˌ)in-ˈsə-f(ə-)rə-bəl 
: not to be endured : intolerable
an insufferable bore
insufferableness
noun
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
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Jessica’s ex-boyfriend, played by an impeccably scruffy and insufferable Michael Zegen, is a self-important Brooklyn music writer named Zev who has abandoned her for an influencer played by Emily Ratajkowski, also impeccable at being insufferable but in a more serene way.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 July 2025
Saira’s overly apologetic personality renders her insufferable for most around her, but not Willow (Gemma Chua-Tran), a musically inclined, goth, non-binary person.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 8 July 2025
Zeke tries to zap his insufferable neighbor’s flower bed into ashes and realizes he’s lost his superpowers.
—Stacia Brown, Vulture, 2 July 2025
Perhaps for that reason, its flashes of didacticism—as when Sonya, who sometimes comes across more like a genie than a social worker, educates Nikki on racial disparities in pain management, and when a hospice nurse runs through the stages of dying at length, with insufferable cheer—rankle sharply.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 July 2025
Saira’s overly apologetic personality renders her insufferable for most around her, but not Willow (Gemma Chua-Tran), a musically inclined, goth, non-binary person.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 8 July 2025
Zeke tries to zap his insufferable neighbor’s flower bed into ashes and realizes he’s lost his superpowers.
—Stacia Brown, Vulture, 2 July 2025
Perhaps for that reason, its flashes of didacticism—as when Sonya, who sometimes comes across more like a genie than a social worker, educates Nikki on racial disparities in pain management, and when a hospice nurse runs through the stages of dying at length, with insufferable cheer—rankle sharply.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Insufferable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insufferable. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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insufferable
adjective
in·suf·fer·able
(ˈ)in-ˈsəf-(ə-)rə-bəl
: impossible to endure : intolerable
insufferable boredom
insufferableness
noun
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