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

Leaders said that Girl Scouts promotes Christian values, like tolerance toward others and the Golden Rule. —Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 30 Oct. 2024

France's woes signal less tolerance for excessive spending and big deficits. —Courtenay Brown, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024

This uncertainty, even across advanced economies with higher debt tolerance such as the U.S. and China, can lead to a spillover effect of higher borrowing costs to other economies. —Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024

For example, according to their risk tolerance and investment objectives, the family specifies a set of rules for their hedging strategies, and these rules are automatically implemented whenever the parameters are met. —Hannes Hofmann, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024