intolerant
Use Intolerant in a sentence
ər adjective
1.
not tolerating or respecting beliefs, opinions, usages, manners, etc., different from one's own, as in political or religious matters; bigoted.
2.
unable or unwilling to tolerate or endure (usually followed by of ): intolerant of very hot weather.
noun
3.
an intolerant person; bigot.
Related forms
in·tol·er·ant·ly, adverb
qua·si-in·tol·er·ant, adjective
qua·si-in·tol·er·ant·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. illiberal, narrow, proscriptive, prejudiced, biased, dictatorial, totalitarian. 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.
1. illiberal, narrow, proscriptive, prejudiced, biased, dictatorial, totalitarian. 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.
Antonyms
1. liberal.
1. liberal.
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| —adj (foll by of) | |
| 1. | lacking respect for practices and beliefs other than one's own |
| 2. | not able or willing to tolerate or endure: intolerant of noise |
| in'tolerance | |
| —n | |
| in'tolerantly | |
| —adv | |
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Example sentences
Backed by a two-thirds majority in parliament, the government is increasingly intolerant of dissent.
Llamas and alpacas are naturally inquisitive, and intolerant of intrusion into their space.
He was the nail on the board that stuck his head out, and he got hammered by an intolerant regime.
And, typically, consumers remain intolerant of power interruptions.
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