Meaning & use
intolerant
Unwilling to accept views, behavior, or people that differ from one's own, or unable to tolerate a substance physically.
See it in a sentence
He was intolerant of any opinion that challenged his own political beliefs.
Being lactose intolerant, she avoided dairy products at the buffet.
A note on using this word
Intolerant applies to social attitudes toward differing beliefs and, in a medical sense, to the body's inability to process certain substances.
Words with a similar meaning
bigotednarrow-minded
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Words with an opposite meaning
tolerantopen-minded
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