intolerant

adjective

(ˌ)in-ˈtä-lə-rənt How to pronounce intolerant (audio)
Definition of intolerantnext
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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2
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 Soy in particular is one of the most common food allergens, but someone could be intolerant to any one of these. — Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 24 June 2026 During our May Monthly Meeting on Wednesday, Jim Cramer said that Meta’s 2026 performance is shocking because Zuckerberg is known to be intolerant of underperformance. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 28 May 2026 Up to 75% of the world’s population is intolerant to lactose. — Jillian Kubala, Health, 14 May 2026 How to manage a susceptible, intolerant rose Roses that are both susceptible and intolerant to disease despite proper care should be shovel-pruned and replaced with cultivars that thrive with little or no disease. — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for intolerant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intolerant
  1. impatient
  2. bigoted
  3. complaining
  4. narrow
  5. parochial
  6. provincial
  7. prejudiced
  8. illiberal
Adjective
  • The experiences left me too impatient to wait for the next total solar eclipse in the continental United States in far-off 2044.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Initially seen as overly meticulous or impatient, these leaders frequently impart invaluable standards like precision and discipline, which become evident only when one steps into a leadership role.
    — Mark Nevins, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of impatient
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  • The league is clearly consumed by athletes with bigoted, demeaning views of white women.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • His fortunes started to change in his mid-50s, when he was cast in the 2008, off-Broadway revival of Sarah Kane’s audacious Blasted, as a bigoted and predatory tabloid writer.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026
Definition of bigoted
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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
Definition of complaining
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  • Enclosed by a network of 13th-century walls, the narrow streets of old York host myriad awe-inspiring relics from its pre-industrial past, perhaps the most famous being York Minster, one of the most beautiful Gothic cathedrals anywhere.
    — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The noun developed later for something removed or separated—hence a narrow strip of land, cloth, or material.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of narrow
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  • Several residents who spoke at the meetings characterized the opposition as a vocal minority of residents who have fixated on a few mostly parochial issues.
    — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026
  • All but one, Pulaski Academy in Little Rock, were either parochial or had some religious affiliation.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 July 2026
Definition of parochial
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  • The insecurity has forced some health and aid workers to leave remote Ebola hot spots for the relative safety of the provincial capital, Bunia.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • It was announced a few months after the 2017 provincial election that, with the support of the Green Party, empowered the New Democratic Party.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of provincial
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  • During one of the balls, Peggy (Denée Benton) gets her fairy-tale moment when William Kirkland (Jordan Donica) defies his prejudiced mother (Phylicia Rashad) and cuts through the dance floor to propose to her in front of everyone.
    — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In the past, fashion and art institutions have struggled to properly reflect their subjects’ prejudiced pasts.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of prejudiced
Adjective
  • Europe could revert to a collection of nation-states ruled by illiberal nationalist governments content to accommodate Civilizational America.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The prominence of Hasan Piker, an apologist for terrorism and a proponent of authoritarian regimes, has revealed a much broader comfort on the left with illiberal ideas and violent methods.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
Definition of illiberal

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