1
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
The American people need to know that Lin-Manuel Miranda is intolerant of people who don't agree with him politically.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
This is but one indication of the way in which the war constitutes a clash of civilizations – one that’s repressive and intolerant, and another that’s far more open and inclusive.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2025
Many in Washington doubt the new incarnation of the group has truly eschewed terrorism or abandoned an intolerant and rigid ideological worldview.
—Robert S. Ford, Foreign Affairs, 5 Mar. 2025
Cats that are intolerant to lactose may experience gas, vomiting or diarrhea after eating dairy products.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
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David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
This is but one indication of the way in which the war constitutes a clash of civilizations – one that’s repressive and intolerant, and another that’s far more open and inclusive.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2025
Many in Washington doubt the new incarnation of the group has truly eschewed terrorism or abandoned an intolerant and rigid ideological worldview.
—Robert S. Ford, Foreign Affairs, 5 Mar. 2025
Cats that are intolerant to lactose may experience gas, vomiting or diarrhea after eating dairy products.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intolerant
Adjective
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In a world that increasingly feels impatient and impersonal, that matters.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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The Court’s Republican majority has appeared quite impatient to remake the law to be much more favorable to the religious right.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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There is perhaps no one with direct access to the president who has been as outwardly and vociferously racist and bigoted.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2025
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At its worst, her rhetoric is bigoted and myopic, perpetuating antiblack stereotypes in her psychosexual analysis of racial hierarchy in the United States.—
Audrey Wollen,
Harpers Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In March, Stefanik had to give up plans to represent the U.S. at the United Nations amid concerns that House Republicans, working with a narrow majority, couldn’t afford to lose her vote.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
1 May 2025
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The package of tax reductions and sweeping spending cuts faces headwinds from opposition Democrats and some Republicans worried about the federal deficit, and the GOP's narrow House majority leaves no room for error.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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The plum political prize, of course, will be deciding how congressional districts are drawn, perhaps giving this parochial court a major say in which party—and its preferred Speaker—gets to run the U.S. House.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
31 Mar. 2025
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There is nothing more parochial or bland than being a soft, white Anglican kid from Ottawa.—
Graydon Carter,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Senior provincial development officials visited Gaosheng and praised its benefits for the regional economy.—
Sebastian Rotella,
ProPublica,
23 Apr. 2025
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With the river acting as plaintiff, a provincial court halted the project, effectively upholding the Rights of Nature provision.—
India Nye Wenner,
Rolling Stone,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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America’s seeming inability to escape the pull of Vietnam’s symbolic weight shifts the focus away from the issues at hand by invoking the distant world of Vietnam-era America in which criticisms of misguided foreign military intervention or prejudiced domestic policies can be safely contained.—
Made by History,
Time,
30 Apr. 2025
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The prejudiced perp took off on foot in an unknown direction.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The rise of illiberal leaders in countries such as Brazil, India, Israel, the Philippines, Turkey, and the United States has also created a more congenial setting for the spread of these narratives.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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In Italy, Putin has nurtured personal relations with the illiberal nationalist leader Matteo Salvini.—
Michael McFaul,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The inherent orthodoxy of his premise excluded all other alternatives to narrow-minded rationalism and its ethical constraints.—
Jonathon Keats,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Of the trio, Bernadette was written as the strictest rule-follower — possibly even the most narrow-minded.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Intolerant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intolerant. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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