Definitions

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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"The characterisation of Nigeria as religiously intolerant does not reflect our national reality," the Nigerian leader said in a statement.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2025

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

One reason is that Chinese companies in Thailand have historically been intolerant of labor unions.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2024

Well, except for Frank, who was lactose intolerant.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

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