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When words feel heavy: exploring "insufferable" vs. "unbearable"
Lloyd Cooper 17/11/2024, 22:22English.me team member
What is similar?
Both "insufferable" and "unbearable" describe something intolerable or extremely difficult to endure.
What is different?
"Insufferable" often describes something annoying, overbearing, or arrogant, and is sometimes used with a more social or emotional connotation. "Unbearable" typically refers to something that causes physical or emotional pain or discomfort that is too intense to endure.
Which one is more common?
Examples of usage
Insufferable- His insufferable arrogance drove everyone away.
- The heat in the room was insufferable.
- She found his smug attitude insufferable.
- The pain of the injury was unbearable.
- The summer heat was unbearable without air conditioning.
- The loss was too unbearable for her to talk about.
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