Synonyms of patience

patience

noun

ˈpā-shən(t)s 

as in tolerance

the capacity to endure what is difficult or disagreeable without complaining

the teacher's patience is being sorely tested this year by several parents who seem to have no interest in their children's education

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tolerance
• willingness
• forbearance
• discipline
• long-suffering
• obedience
• sufferance
• acquiescence
• resignation
• docility
• subordination
• passivity
• compliance
• submissiveness
• submission
• passiveness
• tractability
• self-control
• amenability
• conformism

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• impatience
• defiance
• resistance
• disobedience
• insubordination
• willfulness
• recalcitrance
• intractability
• contrariness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of patience

Arena, the winningest coach in MLS history who’s also led the U.S. national team into two World Cups, is preaching patience as his Earthquakes’ stint opens against Real Salt Lake at PayPal Park (7:30 p.m.; Apple TV). —Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025

That focus on value combined with our patience rewarded us greatly. —Jim Cramer, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025

As with many things in life, our patience was rewarded. —Valerie Rains, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2025

The impact made at Palace recently by Ismaila Sarr, who arrived from Marseille last summer as a winger having not played as a No 10 before, is an example of the time and patience needed when remodelling individuals for system-specific roles. —Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025