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intolerant

[in-tol-er-uhnt] / ɪnˈtɒl ər ənt /
ADJECTIVE
impatient, prejudiced
Synonyms
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biased bigoted dictatorial disdainful dogmatic fanatical fractious hateful indignant irritable racist xenophobic
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antipathetic averse chauvinistic communist conservative contemptuous illiberal individualistic inflexible irate jaundiced narrow narrow-minded obdurate one-sided outraged racialist small-minded snappy stuffy tilted uncharitable unfair unforbearing unindulgent unsympathetic unwilling upset waspish
Antonyms
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fair impartial
WEAK
patient tolerant unprejudiced

Example Sentences

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Shortly after Meadow Lane opened, customers posted online about undercooked chicken nuggets; another shopper, who was lactose intolerant, said that she’d bought chili topped with cheese that wasn’t on the list of ingredients.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

"The characterisation of Nigeria as religiously intolerant does not reflect our national reality," Tinubu said on social media Saturday.

From Barron's • Nov. 2, 2025

"The characterisation of Nigeria as religiously intolerant does not reflect our national reality," the Nigerian leader said in a statement.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2025

At one time or another, you've probably come across someone who is lactose intolerant and might experience some unpleasant gut symptoms if they have dairy.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2025

It was a closed and grandly intolerant brotherhood.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy