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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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as in sectarianism
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
Jesse Green, New York Times, 21 May 2025
We were just expected to be OK with it, to shove down our discomfort, our embarrassment, our fear, because standing up for ourselves would mean being labeled as intolerant or hateful or bigoted.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 5 Feb. 2025
Additionally, the absence of fire has allowed the development of dense understory vegetation which out compete shade intolerant oaks.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2025
This is but one indication of the way in which the war constitutes a clash of civilizations – one that’s repressive and intolerant, and another that’s far more open and inclusive.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Moto Moto, run by the spunky Rashida (Arica Jackson) and emceed by the exuberant Ahmed (Nick Rashad Burroughs) becomes a hotbed of heterogeneity (there’s even a shaman) in a culture that is otherwise intolerant of mixing.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 21 May 2025
We were just expected to be OK with it, to shove down our discomfort, our embarrassment, our fear, because standing up for ourselves would mean being labeled as intolerant or hateful or bigoted.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 5 Feb. 2025
Additionally, the absence of fire has allowed the development of dense understory vegetation which out compete shade intolerant oaks.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2025
This is but one indication of the way in which the war constitutes a clash of civilizations – one that’s repressive and intolerant, and another that’s far more open and inclusive.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intolerant
Adjective
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As cameras clicked and flashbulbs popped and Rafael Devers held up his No.16 Giants jersey for the first time Tuesday afternoon, an impatient voice shouted from the wings.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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Public charging also requires planning which may frustrate impatient or disorganized drivers.—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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The blatantly bigoted decision will someday be overturned, but not without inflicting enormous pain in the interim.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
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Bea and Patience carry the show, while the rest of the ensemble is just sort of there, not really adding much, aside from Bea’s obnoxious and bigoted subordinate (played by Nathan Welsh) who is dismissive and sneering about Patience, both to her face and behind her back.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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The Democratic primary for the New York City mayor’s race has tightened further in the latest Marist Poll, with former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo ahead but with a narrower lead.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
18 June 2025
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This is due to the narrow percentage of Black filmmakers who have been given the space to make and distribute films for theatrical release.—
Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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In his quest for a definitive biography of Joyce as a cosmopolitan artist, above the parochial fray, Ellmann downplayed Joyce’s interest in politics.—
Eric Bulson,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2025
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Rather, Colbert won after knocking, by his count, on 20,000 doors, wearing out several pairs of size 15 shoes and putting parochial concerns, such as wildfire prevention, disaster preparedness and flood control, at the center of his campaign.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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Many of these first-generation rock writers had grown up in thrall to the sounds that had emerged from provincial music scenes in places like Memphis, New Orleans, Detroit, San Francisco, Woodstock, and, above all, Liverpool.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2025
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All federal, state, provincial and local rules and regulations apply.—
Sourcing Journal,
Sourcing Journal,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, is back in business in Texas after the state removed it from a blacklist of financial firms that Republican officials deemed to be prejudiced against the oil and gas industry.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
5 June 2025
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Caton’s attorneys filed to dismiss the charges after Oleson was disbarred from practicing law in Idaho, arguing that continuing with the case was improper and prejudiced their client.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The question of whether India will be an illiberal great power thus remains open.—
ASHLEY J. TELLIS,
Foreign Affairs,
17 June 2025
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At least since 2012, Putin has sought to build and enforce a dominant ideology built on illiberal values and historical revisionism.—
ANDREI YAKOVLEV,
Foreign Affairs,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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That is something that has always struck me as strange and narrow-minded.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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The inherent orthodoxy of his premise excluded all other alternatives to narrow-minded rationalism and its ethical constraints.—
Jonathon Keats,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Intolerant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intolerant. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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