intolerability
State beyond endurance
Intolerability is the quality of being impossible to endure or accept.
The word appears in formal contexts—legal arguments, philosophical discussions, medical descriptions of pain: The intolerability of the conditions justified breaking the lease.
It emphasizes that something has crossed beyond mere difficulty into the unbearable.
Impossible to endure
- insufferableImpossible to put up with
- excruciatingCausing extreme suffering
- unendurableImpossible to bear
- overwhelmingIntensely excessive in force
insupportable · agonizing · unlivable · impossible · severe · acute · intense · extreme
Not allowed as evidence
- inexcusableImpossible to justify
- unjustifiableCannot be reasonably defended
- indefensibleCannot be justified
- impermissibleNot permitted by rules
objectionable · untenable · unwarrantable · beyond the pale · outrageous · unconscionable · reprehensible · unforgivable
Maximum allowed extent
- breaking pointMoment of collapse
- last strawUltimate triggering incident
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- tipping pointThreshold triggering major change
boiling point · saturation point · brink · edge · verge · pain threshold · cutoff · flashpoint
Intense weary annoyance
- outrageFierce moral indignation
- indignationAnger from mistreatment
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
refusal · protest · rebellion · resistance · backlash · uproar · fury · condemnation
unbearable
Impossible to endure
- insufferableImpossible to put up with
- excruciatingCausing extreme suffering
- unendurableImpossible to bear
overwhelming · insupportable · agonizing · unlivable · impossible · severe · acute · intense · extreme · brutal
inadmissible
Not allowed as evidence
- inexcusableImpossible to justify
- unjustifiableCannot be reasonably defended
- indefensibleCannot be justified
impermissible · objectionable · untenable · unwarrantable · beyond the pale · outrageous · unconscionable · reprehensible · unforgivable · unallowable
limit
Maximum allowed extent
- breaking pointMoment of collapse
- last strawUltimate triggering incident
- boundaryLine marking a limit
tipping point · boiling point · saturation point · brink · edge · verge · pain threshold · cutoff · flashpoint · point of no return
exasperation
Intense weary annoyance
- outrageFierce moral indignation
- indignationAnger from mistreatment
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
rejection · refusal · protest · rebellion · resistance · backlash · uproar · fury · condemnation · denunciation
intolerabilitytolerability
Acceptableness of something unpleasant
bearability · endurability · manageability · supportability · livability
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State of being sufficient
permissibility · reasonableness · admissibility · satisfactoriness · adequacy
intolerabilitypleasantness
Quality of being agreeable
agreeableness · comfort · delightfulness · mildness · enjoyableness
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