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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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 American people need to know that Lin-Manuel Miranda is intolerant of people who don't agree with him politically.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
This is but one indication of the way in which the war constitutes a clash of civilizations – one that’s repressive and intolerant, and another that’s far more open and inclusive.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2025
Many in Washington doubt the new incarnation of the group has truly eschewed terrorism or abandoned an intolerant and rigid ideological worldview.
—Robert S. Ford, Foreign Affairs, 5 Mar. 2025
Cats that are intolerant to lactose may experience gas, vomiting or diarrhea after eating dairy products.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
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David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
This is but one indication of the way in which the war constitutes a clash of civilizations – one that’s repressive and intolerant, and another that’s far more open and inclusive.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2025
Many in Washington doubt the new incarnation of the group has truly eschewed terrorism or abandoned an intolerant and rigid ideological worldview.
—Robert S. Ford, Foreign Affairs, 5 Mar. 2025
Cats that are intolerant to lactose may experience gas, vomiting or diarrhea after eating dairy products.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intolerant
Adjective
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As the time ticks past four, Edwin gets impatient, certain Olympia has duped Matty.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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Laura seems impatient to get to whatever comes next.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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No one else with direct access to the president has been as outwardly bigoted.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2025
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Alas, when Roseanne Barr, who was warned to stay off social media, hit send on a bigoted tweet, she was removed from her own show.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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On Saturday, the narrow field caused both teams to adapt to tighter spaces and quicker play.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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The plain and active meaning of the word cannot be diluted by its constriction, as the government would have it, to a narrow term of art.—
TIME Staff,
Time,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The plum political prize, of course, will be deciding how congressional districts are drawn, perhaps giving this parochial court a major say in which party—and its preferred Speaker—gets to run the U.S. House.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
31 Mar. 2025
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There is nothing more parochial or bland than being a soft, white Anglican kid from Ottawa.—
Graydon Carter,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Whereas the Romans allied with provincial elites, enabling them to benefit from the empire’s success, the Han rulers attempted to weaken the local elites by forcing powerful families to resettle in or near the capital.—
Rosie McCall,
Discover Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
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One model he's suggested is that of a federal configuration divided into provincial units that could be tasked with local decision-making on issues such as education while still answering to a common central government.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This feature empowers users to opt into generating free and fair content, minimizing prejudiced outcomes and promoting inclusivity.—
Antara Dave,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Although campuses witnessed a spike in antisemitic incidents after the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, people who attend universities are significantly less prejudiced against Jews than the overall population is.—
Jonathan Zimmerman,
New York Daily News,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In 2015, the Syrian refugee crisis contributed to the destabilization of European politics, fueling Brexit and a rise in illiberal governance.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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After Trump became president in 2016, many worried that the Internet instead made previously liberal societies more illiberal, drenching publics with disinformation.—
Henry Farrell,
Foreign Affairs,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Some people associate a frugal spender with a narrow-minded person who is a tightwad, a cheapskate, a penny-pincher, and worse of all an outright scrooge.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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People are going to take things and run with them and be narrow-minded or whatever or take something out of context.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
19 Dec. 2024
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“Intolerant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intolerant. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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