B1 — Intermediateadjective
intollerante
intolerant, narrow-minded
Synonyms (≈ similar meaning)
bigottoprevenutochiusofaziosorazzista
Antonyms (≠ opposite meaning)
tolleranteapertocomprensivoliberalepluralista
Usage note
'Intollerante' is strong and negative. 'Bigotto' is bigoted/piously narrow-minded. 'Prevenuto' means prejudiced (pre-judging). 'Fazioso' means biased/partisan. Note: 'intollerante' also has a medical meaning (food intolerance) — context matters.
Example
"È intollerante verso chi la pensa diversamente da lui."
"He is intolerant towards those who think differently from him."
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