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as in impatient
unable or unwilling to endure
intolerant of fools, she is not an easy person to work for
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as in bigoted
unwilling to grant other people social rights or to accept other viewpoints
intolerant people who callously deny others the very rights that they take for granted
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Recent Examples of intolerant
And as increasingly militant voices in our culture have joined the ranks, the environment has become even more intolerant.
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Amy Stephens, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
In Kimmel’s silencing, some in the MAGAverse see another win against an intolerant Left.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
Ben Kang loves ice cream, but like many lactose-intolerant people, a trip to the local ice cream shop could quickly turn sour.
—Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
When the people at the age and in the places that are supposed to be the most open to different ways of thinking are increasingly brittle and intolerant, the implications for the larger society bode ill.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025
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Amy Stephens, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
In Kimmel’s silencing, some in the MAGAverse see another win against an intolerant Left.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
Ben Kang loves ice cream, but like many lactose-intolerant people, a trip to the local ice cream shop could quickly turn sour.
—Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
When the people at the age and in the places that are supposed to be the most open to different ways of thinking are increasingly brittle and intolerant, the implications for the larger society bode ill.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intolerant
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But the boy had become impatient and sullen, his hands shoved in the pockets of his jacket.—
Cassandra Neyenesch,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Jordan told the public defenders after becoming impatient during the jury selection process.—
Camila Gomez,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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But on Monday, the team waived Jaden Ivey — who had spent a total of only 115 minutes on a basketball court in a Bulls jersey — after the guard went on a series of religious rants on his social media, including a bigoted diatribe against the NBA’s practice of hosting LGBTQ+ pride nights.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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In the virtual worlds of online gaming, players have posted abusive messages in chats, created antisemitic imagery and even given themselves bigoted usernames.—
Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2026
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An energy vampire has bad body language, the complaining look on their face, the vocal complainer.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2026
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Plus Yosh Nijman, Ekwonu’s backup and the Panthers’ swing tackle, suddenly retired earlier this month — flinging the Panthers’ offensive line plan into even narrower straits.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
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As deductions narrow and dependents age out, Roth withdrawals become one of the cleanest sources of tax-free income available for the 62-to-70 age group.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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But quietly, the third-year forward had put himself in position for a more parochial reserve reward, one that caught him unaware.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2026
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The school, a private parochial campus overseen by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Des Moines, had 390 students in kindergarten through eighth grade in 2025, according to its website.—
Nick El Hajj,
Des Moines Register,
25 Mar. 2026
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For a global city, New York can be awfully provincial.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
1 Apr. 2026
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The center was opened in Fuzhou, the provincial capital, in 2023.—
Didi Kirsten Tatlow,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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There is no record of his ever making a prejudiced or crude remark about anyone.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Doing so might help Ortiz avoid being prejudiced by the evidence against Clase.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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My own passage into and back out of unbelief—one marked by a close reading of works that earlier illiberal societies had attempted to suppress on religious grounds—has strengthened my liberal commitments.—
Christopher Beha,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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Hungary remains a democracy in name, but an illiberal one in substance.—
Alejandro Reyes,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Intolerant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intolerant. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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