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

Getty Images When saving for retirement, more time in the market can be beneficial depending on your goals and risk tolerance. —Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2025

Reporting Highlights Court Fight: During internal meetings, a political appointee said Trump could not have a higher tolerance for legal risk. —Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 9 Feb. 2025

Established plants have some drought tolerance, and grow at a similar pace overall to flowering dogwood. —Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2025

The fund was created with Brin’s high tolerance for risk in mind, which sets him apart from other philanthropists and venture capital investors, according to renowned biochemist Robert Tjian, a professor at UC Berkeley who’s also an advisor at The Column Group and helped seed the idea for the fund. —Phoebe Liu, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2025