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

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of tolerance

Changes evident in the ground Our research group is still trying to understand all the factors that limit the forest’s tolerance to salty water, and how our results apply to other ecosystems such as those in the Los Angeles area. —Patrick Megonigal, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025

Benitez’s intersex identity and positioning as one of the film’s morally good characters not only opens a conversation about tolerance but also questions the rules set in place against women in the Church and the Church’s governing of women’s bodies. —Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 12 Jan. 2025

And yes, depending on your tolerance level, the series' near-revelry in the macabre could be off-putting or even offensive. —Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025

Only an investor’s risk tolerance, preferences, and guidance from experienced advisors will determine the appropriateness of these investments. —Joel Shulman, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025