Intolerance synonyms

ĭn-tŏl'ər-əns

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intolerances (related)
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religious fanaticism
An example of intolerance, sense 1
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provincialism
A regional word, phrase, pronunciation, or usage.
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prejudice (related)
Detriment or harm caused to a person, especially in a legal case:
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narrow-mindedness
The state of being narrow-minded
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racism
Feelings or actions of hatred and bigotry toward a person or persons because of their race
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chauvinism
The definition of chauvinism refers to being excessively or overly loyal to your country, race or gender, often at the expense of others.
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class prejudice
An example of intolerance, sense 1
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sexism
Disadvantage or unequal opportunity arising from the cultural dominance of one gender over the other.
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ageism
Discrimination against people on the basis of age; specif., discrimination against, and prejudicial stereotyping of, older people
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classism
Discrimination against people on the basis of social class
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sectionalism
Excessive devotion to local interests and customs.
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regionalism
(Literature) The usually realistic depiction in stories, plays, etc. of a particular region of a country, esp. a rural region, and of the influence of its history, customs, etc. on the lives of the characters
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nationalism
Devotion, especially excessive or undiscriminating devotion, to the interests or culture of a particular nation-state.
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fascism
A system of government characterized by rigid one-party dictatorship, forcible suppression of opposition, private economic enterprise under centralized governmental control, belligerent nationalism, racism, and militarism, etc.
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imperialism
The policy and practice of seeking to dominate the economic or political affairs of underdeveloped areas or weaker countries
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bigotry
The behavior, attitude, or beliefs of a bigot; intolerance; prejudice
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nonendurance
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intolerant (related)
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hatred (related)
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fanaticism (related)
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xenophobia (related)
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dogmatism
The manner or character of a dogmatist; arrogance or positiveness in stating opinion.
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jingoism (related)
(Countable) A jingoistic attitude, comment, etc.
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like (related)
(Usually plural) Something that a person likes (prefers).
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intoleration
(Dated) intolerance
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ungenerousness
The quality of being ungenerous.
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tolerance (antonym)
Physiological resistance to a toxin.
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Find another word for intolerance. In this page you can discover 29 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for intolerance, like: intolerances, religious fanaticism, provincialism, prejudice, narrow-mindedness, racism, chauvinism, superpatriotism, class prejudice, sexism and ageism.
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Intolerance Sentence Examples

  • Berengar stood alone against a multitude, unanimous in their intolerance of discipline.

  • It is Christianity which brought religious intolerance into the world.

  • The same intolerance that ruined the university all but ruined the city too.

  • The drain of men told upon her vitality, their quality deteriorated, and their bigotry and intolerance raised even a fiercer opposition to them within the bounds of India; and as the Dutch and British came into prominence the Portuguese gradually faded away.

  • In its fiscal policy, in its religious intolerance, and in its cruel and contemptuous treatment of the natives, Portuguese rule had been alike oppressive.

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