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

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of patience

Mom told stories, and Pedro listened in a way a child never has the patience for. —Bellamy Young, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024

Some children are naturally strong-willed or highly sensitive, both of which can test a parent's patience. —Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 2 Dec. 2024

The patience afforded to the production shows in its monumental scale, as well as in the movement and detail that directors Alex García López (The Witcher) and Laura Mora (The Kings of the World) achieve on screen. —Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Dec. 2024

From clicking pens to tapping on the side of the table with their feet to bickering with each other, being a dad is one long challenging lesson in patience. —Caleb Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024