INTOLERANT Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

intolerant

adjective

(ˌ)in-ˈtä-lə-rənt

Definition of intolerant

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 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 The Gaza protests had been galvanizing for Republicans, who, even before October 7th, had viewed universities as captured by radical thinking on race and politics, rife with grade inflation, and intolerant of conservatives. — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for intolerant

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Adjective

An ability to do so will help buy them some time as uneasy and impatient owners watch from above.

— Mike Jones, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Even better, for impatient gardeners, there are a few fast-growing varieties that can quickly produce bananas, lemons, oranges, figs, and more from the comfort of your own living room.

— Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 25 July 2026

Definition of impatient

Adjective

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
The president himself frequently rails against transgender people in his public remarks and executive orders, spreading falsehoods and using bigoted language.

— Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

Definition of bigoted

Adjective

This year, lawmakers introduced narrower proposals, including a bill to create a statewide HOA complaint tracking system, but those measures remain stuck in committee.

— Nora O'Neill July 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 July 2026
Given how unsettled the AI capital-spending cycle, macro policy, and geopolitical risk all are simultaneously, genuine diversification away from a narrow, concentrated public market has real value—and arguably more than usual.

— Carrie McCabe, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of narrow

Adjective

From a parochial point of view, former Bruin goalie Joonas Korpisalo is now a Blueshirt after being dealt to Broadway on July 1.

— Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 15 July 2026
Many children in Florida attending private, parochial or homeschool programs do not take the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking, or FAST, test, which is used by Florida’s public school districts to measure students’ achievement.

— Kendall Deas, The Conversation, 6 July 2026

Definition of parochial

Adjective

The greatest player of all time notched 230 career regular-season points against the Flames and asserted Edmonton’s provincial dominance in the 1980s.

— Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 25 July 2026
Canada offers lucrative federal and provincial tax credit systems, which Paper Route plans to offer third-parties, along with the scope to hire experienced crews and production capabilities from development through to delivery.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 22 July 2026

Definition of provincial

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The balls provided a rare opportunity for competitors to express themselves outside of the confines of a prejudiced society and later offered education and testing as the community battled HIV/AIDS.

— Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
But the rich sometimes actually can face a prejudiced jury.

— John Seiler, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026

Definition of prejudiced

Adjective

There was an equal and opposite reaction from far-right Americans and Europeans, some of whom had flocked to Budapest in recent years, treating it as an illiberal city on a hill, and a source of government largesse.

— Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 9 May 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

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