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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as in intolerance
stubborn or intolerant adherence to one's opinions or prejudices
there's an element of intolerantness in his religious writings that many readers find unsettling
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Recent Examples of intolerant
Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2025
The questions of the HPE team, intolerant of apparent disorder, was met with a culture of curiosity.
—Michael Hudson, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Primroses are a bit picky and intolerant of full sun, dry weather, and extreme cold.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 June 2025
Hellenistic culture was imperfectly tolerant; the Christian one perfectly intolerant.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Pea protein: Peas are almost as protein-dense as soy, so pea protein is an excellent choice for anyone intolerant to soy.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2025
The questions of the HPE team, intolerant of apparent disorder, was met with a culture of curiosity.
—Michael Hudson, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Primroses are a bit picky and intolerant of full sun, dry weather, and extreme cold.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 June 2025
Hellenistic culture was imperfectly tolerant; the Christian one perfectly intolerant.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intolerant
Adjective
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But the game's structure also allows skillful and/or impatient players to zip to the game's conclusion quite quickly, rushing through the visually inventive bosses that guard the game's major chokepoints.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
16 July 2025
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Although the frustration of supporters is shared internally, there is no sense of panic — which is unlikely to pacify fans understandably impatient for additions following three successive windows without a first-XI signing.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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Doctor The rhetoric around Mamdani has been described as racist, bigoted and Islamophobic.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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Only the Ku Klux Klan could enjoy such bigoted and nonsensical statements.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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Ethanol or acetaldehyde sensitivity In people with alcohol intolerance, the body lacks the enzyme ALDH2 needed to break down acetaldehyde, a toxic byproduct of alcohol metabolism.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Time,
22 July 2025
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For people with serious lactose intolerance, eating a heavily cheesy meal before bed could lead to bad dreams and sleep disturbances, a new study found.—
Kaylah Jackson,
NBC news,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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That choice is one of the starkest demonstrations that the regime’s priority of narrow self-interest over the global good won’t be changing anytime soon.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
24 July 2025
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But its critics say EA continues to make narrow and curious choices that neglect both systemic issues and the complexly human reasons people give, as a battle for billions rages on.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
24 July 2025
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Now these concepts have been turned on their head, and bigotry against Jews has been largely ignored by these groups.—
Alan M. Dershowitz,
New York Daily News,
6 July 2025
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The rapper has been accused of a pattern of bigotry against Jews as far back as 2018.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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South suburban committee members, meanwhile, showed parochial loyalty to Kelly.—
Rick Pearson,
Chicago Tribune,
19 July 2025
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In a chamber fraught with parochial interests and personalities in spades, the sprint to finish this by the July 4 holiday is going to be clipped.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
22 May 2025
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The film aims to capture not just the high-octane world of Formula One, but the deeply personal journey of a man who refused to let geography, economics, or prejudice limit his dreams.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
18 July 2025
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Dunnington also pointed out that the charges were dismissed without prejudice, meaning prosecutors could refile the charges.—
Cameron Knight,
The Enquirer,
17 July 2025
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Bashir also encourages the use of solar power, helping clients navigate provincial subsidies and designing homes with electrical systems that can easily accommodate solar panel installations or solar roof tiles.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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One local Druze man told me on Tuesday that artillery was raining down on the provincial capital, and that kidnappings and gun battles were taking place across the area.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
18 July 2025
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“Intolerant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intolerant. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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