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Synonyms for intolerance
ɪnˈtɒl ər ənsin·tol·er·ance

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  1. intolerancenoun

    Antonyms:
    tolerance

  2. intolerancenoun

    Antonyms:
    tolerance

  3. intolerancenoun

    Antonyms:
    tolerance

  4. intolerancenoun

    Antonyms:
    tolerance

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  1. intolerance

    Fanaticism is extravagant or even frenzied zeal; bigotry is obstinate and unreasoning attachment to a cause or creed; fanaticism and bigotry usually include intolerance, which is unwillingness to tolerate beliefs or opinions contrary to one's own; superstition is ignorant and irrational religious belief. Credulity is not distinctively religious, but is a general readiness to believe without sufficient evidence, with a proneness to accept the marvellous. Bigotry is narrow, fanaticism is fierce, superstition is ignorant, credulity is weak, intolerance is severe. Bigotry has not the capacity to reason fairly, fanaticism has not the patience, superstition has not the knowledge and mental discipline, intolerance has not the disposition. Bigotry, fanaticism, and superstition are perversions of the religious sentiment; credulity and intolerance often accompany skepticism or atheism.

    Synonyms:
    bigotry, credulity, fanaticism, superstition

    Antonyms:
    cynicism, free-thinking, indifference, latitudinarianism

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. intolerancenoun

    impatience with annoyances

    "his intolerance of interruptions"

    Antonyms:
    tolerance

  2. intolerancenoun

    unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs

    Antonyms:
    tolerance

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Dictionary of English Synonymes4.0 / 1 vote

  1. intolerancenoun

    Synonyms:
    superciliousness, imperiousness, want of toleration, want of forbearance

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. intolerancenoun

    Synonyms:
    bigotry, dogmatism, illiberality

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How to use intolerance in a sentence?

  1. Angela Merkel:

    What we need to do now is to use all the means at our disposal as a constitutional state to combat intolerance and violence.

  2. Johnna Hoff:

    The decision is consistent with our longstanding policy that prohibits items that promote hatred, violence or glorify racial intolerance.

  3. Pierre Trudeau:

    I stand here before Canadians as I will throughout this campaign and talk about the work we have to do to make a better country together, and I am going to continue to stay focused on that and continue to work to fight intolerance and discrimination, even though obviously I made a mistake in the past.

  4. Armenian President Serzh Sarksyan:

    Recognition of the genocide is a triumph of human conscience and justice over intolerance and hatred.

  5. University Chancellor Randy Woodson:

    I hope today’s action makes it clear that there is no place for intolerance, sexism and racism at N.C. State.


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