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intolerant

intolerant

64 4.6
Not willing to accept people who have different opinions or beliefs
  • adjective
  • /ɪnˈtɒlərənt/
translation icon : intolerante
  • She was intolerant of any opinions that challenged her beliefs.
  • intolerant behavior
  • intolerant of others
  • an intolerant attitude

I think that the Internet can be very intolerant of inconsistency.

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Examples

  • Some of these groups are intensely intolerant of those they perceive as rivals or opponents.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Mrs. Hightower grows increasingly intolerant of what she calls my "flights from reality."

    Fiction book (1995)
  • His own son admitted, "My father was very intolerant on many things."

    Academic text (1992)
  • Once in power, the intolerant reject tolerance itself.

  • I think that the Internet can be very intolerant of inconsistency.

  • She went to church every day, and she was intolerant of those people who did not.

  • There are only two things I can't stand in this world: People who are intolerant of other people's cultures...

  • He became more and more intolerant of modern art and his particular target was Manet.

  • When I first met you, I thought you were rude, arrogant, intolerant and insensitive.

  • So because they're being intolerant, they can't be tolerated.

Synonyms

bigoted
vsintolerant
  • Offensive
44 7.8

Showing strong, unfair dislike of people with different beliefs or backgrounds

is a general unwillingness to accept differences without necessarily strong emotional bias
narrow-minded
vsintolerant
25 5.1

Not willing to accept ideas or ways different from their own

is broader, meaning unwilling to accept differing opinions or behaviours generally
prejudiced
vsintolerant
24 5.0

Having an unfair dislike for a person or group because of who they are

is the wider refusal to accept different views not limited to bias
closed-minded
vsintolerant
9 5.2

Not willing to accept new ideas or different opinions

covers refusal to accept differences in opinions or behaviour more generally
illiberal
vsintolerant
2 8.2

Not willing to accept other people's opinions or beliefs

is the general refusal to accept or respect different opinions or behaviours
exclusivistic
vsintolerant
9.8

Accepting only one group or idea and not allowing other views

is the more general refusal to accept different opinions beyond group exclusion

Antonyms

72 3.2

Accepting of people and ideas that are different

3.6

Willing to welcome new ideas, people, or situations without judging them

How Tolerant

open-minded
80 3.7
accepting
3.6
tolerant
72 3.2
intolerant
64 4.6
bigoted
  • Offensive
44 7.8

Surface Forms

intolerant positive

Morphology

intolerant = tolerant (transparent) = in + toler + ant

The negative prefix 'in-' combines regularly with 'tolerant' to mean 'not tolerant'.

Etymology

The word intolerant comes from in- meaning 'not' and the same root as tolerate, which means 'to bear' or 'to accept'. So an intolerant person is 'not willing to accept' ideas or actions that are different from their own.