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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Recent Examples of intolerant
The regulations were designed to prevent intolerant environments that hinder learning.
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Orlando Mayorquín, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Sydney is intolerant to smokers and strict rules apply.
—Chloe Sachdev, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Dec. 2024
Perfect for friends and family who are gluten intolerant, this flourless chocolate-orange cake leans on almond flour and eggs for structure, and a glug of rich orange liqueur for sweetness and a boozy kick.
—Tricia Manzanero Stuedeman, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
Dining: Take Care – a modern American bistro with an approachable mindset to wellness through its cuisine (and includes options for those who are vegan, vegetarian, and/or gluten intolerant).
—Tiffany Leigh, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for intolerant 
Orlando Mayorquín, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Sydney is intolerant to smokers and strict rules apply.
—Chloe Sachdev, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Dec. 2024
Perfect for friends and family who are gluten intolerant, this flourless chocolate-orange cake leans on almond flour and eggs for structure, and a glug of rich orange liqueur for sweetness and a boozy kick.
—Tricia Manzanero Stuedeman, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
Dining: Take Care – a modern American bistro with an approachable mindset to wellness through its cuisine (and includes options for those who are vegan, vegetarian, and/or gluten intolerant).
—Tiffany Leigh, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intolerant
Adjective
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Feeling impatient before the next Connections is released?—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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While plans in the House to begin work on a proposal stalled this week, Graham seems to have grown impatient, telling senators Wednesday that the Senate will take the reins and begin work to advance its own package next week.—
Lalee Ibssa,
ABC News,
5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Morton agreed to produce Ian’s debut, Society’s Child, the album that would simultaneously propel her to stardom and sacrifice her to bigoted attacks.—
Audra Heinrichs,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2025
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The only non-active members of that group not in the Hall of Fame are Roger Clemens, who has been linked to performance-enhancing drugs, and Curt Schilling, whose long history of bigoted and inflammatory remarks hurt his standing with voters over the years.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Last night’s special had a comparatively narrow focus, prioritizing the characters and celebrities that many younger viewers would recognize.—
Esther Zuckerman,
The Atlantic,
17 Feb. 2025
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The gap is quite narrow in some places, like Delaware and Maryland, but in places like Kentucky, systemic racial barriers continue to hold people back.—
Ben Berkowitz,
Axios,
17 Feb. 2025
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This may seem like an impossible task in a world where politics is becoming more divisive, foreign policy more parochial, and social media bubbles more impenetrable.—
Harvey Whitehouse,
WIRED,
23 Jan. 2025
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For more than a century, religious education had been deeply entrenched in the state; in Cleveland, the parochial system was one of the largest in the country.—
Alec MacGillis,
ProPublica,
13 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The spokesman, Carlos Hernández, said the bodies of 36 men and 15 women had been sent to a provincial morgue set up for the accident.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
10 Feb. 2025
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The plane, which was contracted by the U.S. Department of Defense, crashed in a rice field about half a mile from a cluster of farmhouses, according to Windy Beaty, a provincial disaster mitigation officer.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The sudden shift flummoxed the music industry, which had inherited a profoundly prejudiced business structure from the totalizing predation of Jim Crow.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Olivet President Jonathan Park and Vice President Walker Tzeng said that the probe was racially and religiously prejudiced and was prompted by news reports from Newsweek, which university leaders claimed to be inaccurate.—
Colleen Shalby,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s illiberal democracy in Hungary has inspired many Trump supporters in the United States, including the political strategist Steve Bannon and the tech entrepreneur Elon Musk.—
Margaret MacMillan,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
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Pernicious racial politics and illiberal impulses of tribalism have poisoned American society for so long that a decisive repudiation from top down is required.—
Wenyuan Wu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Gazing out onto Prince William Sound with its stunning scenery had this narrow-minded city-and-car guy bitten by the cruise bug.—
David Dickstein,
Orange County Register,
5 Feb. 2025
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The Grammys have always prized a narrow-minded, classic sense of musicianship: deft songwriting, big vocals, live instrumentation.—
Justin Curto,
Vulture,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Intolerant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intolerant. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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