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Intolerable vs. Intolerant
Intolerable
/ɪnˈtɒlərəbəl/Examples:
The noise from construction was simply intolerable.Working conditions in the factory were intolerable.The heat during the summer trek was intolerable.
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Intolerant
/ɪnˈtɒlərənt/Examples:
His intolerant views alienated many friends.The group is intolerant of any opposing opinions.Intolerant behavior often leads to social division.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Intolerable describes a situation or thing that cant be endured because its too unpleasant or difficult, like unbearable heat.
- Intolerant describes a person who is unwilling to accept differences in opinions, beliefs, or behaviors, like someone who is prejudiced.
- Remember that intolerable is often about external conditions, while intolerant is about internal attitudes.
- Visualize intolerable as an overbearing weight pressing down, making something impossible to withstand.
- Think of intolerant as a closed mind, rejecting different ideas like bad weather closing a door.
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