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
Plants are intolerant of dry summer soil, making summer a stressful time for planting.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026
Coyotes are naturally more intolerant of dogs and humans when pups are on the line.
—Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 9 Apr. 2026
The flat logistic curve that makes the rising tide gradual also means the final climb toward 99%-plus reliability is a long one, a meaningful buffer for error-intolerant professions in law, medicine, and engineering.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2026
The Portuguese were riding the momentum generated by their own seaborne expansion as well as by the fulfillment of the Reconquista and the establishment of an aggressively intolerant Christian regime in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026
Coyotes are naturally more intolerant of dogs and humans when pups are on the line.
—Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 9 Apr. 2026
The flat logistic curve that makes the rising tide gradual also means the final climb toward 99%-plus reliability is a long one, a meaningful buffer for error-intolerant professions in law, medicine, and engineering.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2026
The Portuguese were riding the momentum generated by their own seaborne expansion as well as by the fulfillment of the Reconquista and the establishment of an aggressively intolerant Christian regime in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intolerant
Adjective
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The maneuver demands slow-speed precision, spatial awareness and the confidence to perform under the gaze of impatient traffic.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Dec. 2025
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Trials can take years, and in the rush to see justice done, activists are sometimes impatient with or even forget about the presumption of innocence.—
Kristina Berdynskykh,
The Atlantic,
3 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Navratilova has been called homophobic, transphobic, bigoted and worse for her position on women’s sports.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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Each of them was punched in the face as the attacker yelled out his bigoted remarks, police said.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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One of the brightest prospects in Newcastle United’s youth setup had been the best player, but was on the end of a frustrating, narrow 2-1 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
12 Dec. 2025
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Durango's Polar Express Train Ride is led by a vintage steam locomotive that travels on a heritage narrow-gauge railroad through the snowy mountains of Colorado.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Distraught by life in the South, Reed figured that the only way to escape his parochial childhood was to write his way out.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 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
Adjective
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Police are investigating the cause of the incident on a provincial road that runs between farmers' fields near the small town of Vogelwaarde, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) south of Amsterdam.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
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In a city that’s simultaneously international and comically provincial, with an identity deeply intertwined with immigration, the question of who can claim the demonym makes for heated debate.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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During her June conversation withT Magazine, Copeland remarked on the prejudiced stereotypes that once kept Black dancers off of the most prestigious stages in the world.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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The school certainly wouldn’t be prejudiced against him.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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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The 16-year illiberal, undemocratic, authoritarian rule of Viktor Orbán is ending.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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However, curiosity can interrupt that narrow-minded thinking, according to Maya Nehru, MA, LMFT, a psychotherapist offering services in anxiety and trauma in San Diego and Washington.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
25 Mar. 2026
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This is a valid concern, which is why the solution must be comprehensive, not narrow-minded.—
Jerry Presley,
Denver Post,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Intolerant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intolerant. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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