Synonyms for intolerance
Definitions
- n. 1
The state of being intolerant.
Religious intolerance is a serious problem in Brazil.
Forms
- Plural
- intolerances → bigotries, fanaticisms, prejudices, narrow-mindednesses…
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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.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- prejudice I don't have a prejudice against foreign workers.
- bigotry It feels like Islamophobia is an acceptable form of bigotry.
- fanaticism The problem is fanaticism, not freedom of the press.
- allergy He took medicine to suppress his allergy symptoms.
- dogmatism The tone of dogmatism is inspired by profound ignorance.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| intolerance | rising | |
| prejudice | steady | |
| bigotry | rising | |
| fanaticism | steady | |
| allergy | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- allergy3, bigotry3
- 9 letters
- prejudice3, dogmatism4
- 10 letters
- fanaticism5
- 12 letters
- illiberality
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (allergy3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- intolérance
- Italiano
- intolleranza
- Deutsch
- Unverträglichkeit
- Català
- intolerància