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

For the impatient sneaker enthusiasts out there, a handful of pairs from Saturday’s Brooklyn event have already found their way onto eBay with asking prices beginning at $800.

— Riley Jones, Footwear News, 18 July 2026
Later, the Moon squares combative Mars, raising the odds of sharp words and impatient reactions.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026

Definition of impatient

Adjective

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
Carroll O'Connor played the cantankerous antihero Archie Bunker, legendary for firing off his grumpy, bigoted views.

— Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 12 July 2026

Definition of bigoted

Adjective

That ought to be advantageous for the Spaniard, who seemed too often to run aground when trapped inside in a more narrow system.

— Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 21 July 2026
But the school board is the most notable exception, where Republicans cling to a narrow 4-3 majority after years of bruising elections.

— Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of narrow

Adjective

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
They are hired hands and stewards of other people’s capital, with no desire to becoming embroiled in internecine squabbles between clashing advocates, parochial activists, and plain opportunists latching on to the moment.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 28 June 2026

Definition of parochial

Adjective

The fires prompted evacuations, including in Nova Scotia where there’s a large fire that local and provincial crews have been fighting since Wednesday, and in northwestern Ontario, where some of the most intense fires are burning.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2026
The report cited testimony that provincial fleets still include 22 older CL-215 aircraft and that at least 20 aircraft require immediate replacement.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2026

Definition of provincial

Adjective

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

Definition of illiberal

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