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intolerant
Synonyms and Antonyms of intolerant
1 unable or unwilling to endure intolerant of fools, she is not an easy person to work for Synonyms impatient Related Words uncompromising, unforgiving, unyielding; complaining, fussing, griping, grumbling, kvetching, protesting, squawking, whining Near Antonyms accepting, forgiving, long-suffering, resigned, uncomplaining, willing; indulgent Antonyms abiding, enduring, forbearing, patient, tolerant
2 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 Synonyms bigoted, illiberal, narrow, narrow-minded, prejudiced, small-minded Related Words hidebound, old-fashioned, reactionary; blindfolded, blinkered, insular, parochial, provincial; biased, one-sided, partial, partisan Near Antonyms extreme, progressive, radical; impartial, objective, unbiased Antonyms broad-minded, liberal, open-minded, tolerant, unprejudiced
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