Intolerant

Quick meaning: Intolerant is an adjective meaning Unable or indisposed to tolerate, endure or bear.

Meaning

Unable or indisposed to tolerate, endure or bear.

More Meanings

1. One who is intolerant; a bigot.
2. (medicine, often postpositive) Unable to digest food or be given substances of a certain composition without adverse effects. [with of (more common) or to]
3. Not tolerant; close-minded about new or different ideas; indisposed to tolerate contrary opinions or beliefs; impatient of dissent or opposition; denying or refusing the right of private opinion or choice in others; inclined to persecute or suppress dissent.

Example Sentences

Near-synonym: allergic

I am lactose-intolerant, so I can't drink milk.

I am intolerant of lactose, so I can't drink milk

The powers of human bodies being limited and intolerant of excesses.

Word Forms

• intolerants

Synonyms for intolerant

Depending on context, synonyms include allergic, bigoted, rigid, strict, narrow, narrow-minded.

Antonyms for intolerant

Common opposites include tolerant.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include narrow-minded, rigid, strict, narrow, bigoted, illiberal.

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