Synonyms of intolerance

intolerance

noun

(ˌ)in-ˈtä-lə-rən(t)s 

as in sectarianism

stubborn or intolerant adherence to one's opinions or prejudices

a group whose mission is to oppose intolerance and extremism

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sectarianism
• bigotry
• dogmatism
• parochialism
• illiberality
• narrow-mindedness
• illiberalism
• partisanship
• small-mindedness
• conservatism
• intolerantness
• illiberalness
• opinionatedness
• insularity
• reactionaryism
• provincialism
• insularism

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tolerance
• liberalism
• liberality
• progressivism
• broad-mindedness
• open-mindedness
• progressiveness

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of intolerance

Diana’s husband, James, is an unchurched priest who preaches love and practices intolerance. —Jesse Green, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024

Classical music has been on the front lines in a year marked by division and distraction, protest and intolerance, war and suffering. —Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024

And catharsis may be what viewers need even more than escape in a world of relentless news about war, intolerance and fractured ideologies. —Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2024

In order to shift norms, new narratives must be crafted that clearly reveal the promise, possibility, and demand for an alternative to intolerance and ideological rigidity. —Manu Meel, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024