Synonyms of tolerance

tolerance

noun

ˈtä-lə-rən(t)s 

as in patience

the capacity to endure what is difficult or disagreeable without complaining

showed great tolerance in dealing with the child's tantrums

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tolerance

In its own defense, UNRWA has said that its educational material is designed to highlight tolerance and democracy and has denied any connection to terrorist activities. —Tovah Lazaroff, NBC News, 31 Jan. 2025

Because factors like manufacturing tolerances, wear, and even temperature can alter how steering components interact with each other, the software automatically tailors friction compensation to axle friction. —Ars Technica, 29 Jan. 2025

The film is about love and, perhaps paradoxically, tolerance. —Colin Fleming, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2025

Frost, which can form on clear, calm nights even when air temperatures are in the mid-30s, varies in its impact depending on plant species and their cold tolerance. —Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025