intolerant
adjectiveUnwilling to accept views, behavior, or people regarded as different or objectionable.
Unwilling to accept differences
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Clear all filtersUnwilling to accept views, behavior, or people regarded as different or objectionable.
Unwilling to accept differences
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Unreasonably intolerant of people or opinions outside one's own group or beliefs.
Overly willing to satisfy someone's wishes or excuse their behavior.
Less strict or severe in judgment, discipline, or enforcement.
Open to unfamiliar ideas or ways of living rather than narrowly bound by convention.
Open to different ideas
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Unwilling to consider ideas or practices beyond a limited set of familiar views.
Readily allowing behavior or choices, often with few restrictions.
Influenced by a preconceived opinion that lacks a fair basis.
Convinced of one's own moral superiority, often intolerantly.
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