intolerant

[in-tol-er-uhnt] / ɪnˈtɒl ər ənt /

ADJECTIVE

impatient, prejudiced

Synonyms

STRONGEST

biased bigoted dictatorial disdainful dogmatic fanatical fractious hateful indignant irritable racist xenophobic

WEAK

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

STRONGEST

fair impartial

WEAK

patient tolerant unprejudiced

Example Sentences

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It’s inspired by my mother’s homemade Payesh and includes a non-dairy option for my fellow lactose intolerant warriors.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026

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.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

"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

Amazon's head of devices and services Panos Panay said Alexa+ would remember information, meaning if you tell it you're a gluten intolerant vegan, for example, future recipes it suggested would bear this in mind.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2025

This is an era of specialists, each of whom sees his own problem and is unaware of or intolerant of the larger frame into which it fits.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

intolerant

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