intolerant
Americanadjective
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not tolerating or respecting beliefs, opinions, usages, manners, etc., different from one's own, as in political or religious matters; bigoted.
- Synonyms:
- totalitarian , dictatorial , biased , prejudiced , proscriptive , narrow , illiberal
- Antonyms:
- liberal
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unable or unwilling to tolerate or endure (usually followed byof ).
intolerant of very hot weather.
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unable to fully digest or absorb a specified food or drug (used postpositively or in combination).
lactose intolerant; aspirin-intolerant.
noun
adjective
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lacking respect for practices and beliefs other than one's own
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not able or willing to tolerate or endure
intolerant of noise
Related Words
Intolerant, fanatical, bigoted refer to strongly illiberal attitudes. Intolerant refers to an active refusal to allow others to have or put into practice beliefs different from one's own: intolerant in politics; intolerant of other customs. Bigoted is to be so emotionally or subjectively attached to one's own belief as to be hostile to all others: a bigoted person. Fanatical applies to unreasonable or extreme action in maintaining one's beliefs and practices without necessary reference to others: a fanatical religious sect.
Other Word Forms
- intolerance noun
- intolerantly adverb
- quasi-intolerant adjective
- quasi-intolerantly adverb
Etymology
Origin of intolerant
1725–35; < Latin intolerant- (stem of intolerāns ) impatient. See in- 3, tolerant
Example Sentences
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Gado's satirical cartoons depicting President Samia as authoritarian and intolerant of political competition, have been circulated widely on social media.
From BBC
"The characterisation of Nigeria as religiously intolerant does not reflect our national reality," Tinubu said on social media Saturday.
From Barron's
On Saturday, Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu pushed back in a post on X, saying that characterizing Nigeria “as religiously intolerant does not reflect our national reality.”
"The characterisation of Nigeria as religiously intolerant does not reflect our national reality," the Nigerian leader said in a statement.
From BBC
The second preconception Mr. Mamdani warns us against is that Yoweri Museveni—Uganda’s president for the past 39 intolerant years, with many more likely if he has his way—has been his country’s savior.
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