intolerance
noun
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Synonyms & Antonyms for intolerance
Synonyms
bigotry, dogmatism, illiberalism, illiberality, illiberalness, intolerantness, narrow-mindedness, opinionatedness, partisanship, sectarianism, small-mindedness
Antonyms
broad-mindedness, liberalism, liberality, open-mindedness, tolerance
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This is why cold intolerance can be one of many symptoms of an eating disorder that can cause weight loss, like anorexia or bulimia, Dr. Vyas explains. — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, "7 Reasons You Might Be Feeling Cold All the Time," 16 Oct. 2018 There is a great and perhaps decisive battle to be fought against ignorance, intolerance and indifference. — Hal Boedeker, orlandosentinel.com, "‘CBS Evening News’: Norah O’Donnell at Kennedy Space Center; Gayle King interviews ’Squad’," 16 July 2019 Hate groups and intolerance are different from other types of political positions. — oregonlive.com, "Knitting website Ravelry bans users from showing Trump support, says it’s ‘support for white supremacy’," 23 June 2019 Obviously, this is not an expression of intolerance but a show of acceptance and even respect for different religions, cultures and traditions. — Ved Nanda, The Denver Post, "Nanda: India’s election cements “Hindu nationalism” into government but Modi tweets about “an inclusive India”," 14 June 2019 Some of the side effects of the drug include muscle spasm, headache, nervousness, irritability, insomnia, tremors, muscle weakness, increased appetite, weight loss, diarrhea, and heat intolerance. — Christina Oehler, Health.com, "This Man Is Convinced His Wife Is Secretly Drugging Him With Thyroid Medication to Make Him Lose Weight," 14 June 2019 As anyone with lactose intolerance can attest, ingesting too much lactose doesn't feel very good. — Audrey Bruno, SELF, "These Are the Cheeses That Have the Lowest Levels of Lactose," 11 June 2019 In 2008, Berlin commissioned a monument to remember the victims and to establish a symbol against intolerance. — Ivan Quintanilla, National Geographic, "These monuments honor LGBTQ history around the world," 22 June 2019 There had to be a point when his language of intolerance and disrespect for dissent under the law or otherwise became too outlandish for the voters of Alabama to even consider. — John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al.com, "Roy Moore already won," 20 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'intolerance.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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