Antonyms for intolerant


Grammar : Adj
Spell : in-tol-er-uhnt
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈtɒl ər ənt


Definition of intolerant

Origin :
  • 1735, from Latin intolerantem (nominative intolerans) "not enduring, impatient, intolerant; intolerable," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + tolerans, present participle of tolerare "to bear, endure" (see toleration). Of plants, from 1898. The noun meaning "intolerant person or persons" is from 1765.
  • adj impatient, prejudiced
Example sentences :
  • To what dangers might she not be subjected, by the intolerant zeal of conversion!
  • Extract from : « Leila, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • You cannot imagine a more ignorant, intolerant, narrow-minded woman than she.
  • Extract from : « The Stark Munro Letters » by J. Stark Munro
  • He was ever a short-tempered man, intolerant of irrelevancies.
  • Extract from : « Mistress Wilding » by Rafael Sabatini
  • It shall never be said of us that we were either impatient or intolerant.'
  • Extract from : « The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) » by Charles James Lever
  • It was all right, provided the intolerant establishment were to remain.
  • Extract from : « John Knox » by A. Taylor Innes
  • Yet in their religious acts they were often bigoted, intolerant and puerile.
  • Extract from : « The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, May 1844 » by Various
  • Anna used to tell me I was intolerant and made no allowance for human nature.
  • Extract from : « A Girl of the Commune » by George Alfred Henty
  • Taine was arrogant and suspicious and intolerant even on the Niccola.
  • Extract from : « The Aliens » by Murray Leinster
  • We see why in some points it tends to be inquisitive or intolerant.
  • Extract from : « What I Saw in America » by G. K. Chesterton
  • The pine wood loves a clean floor, and is intolerant of undergrowth.
  • Extract from : « The Foot-path Way » by Bradford Torrey

Synonyms for intolerant

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