as in patient
accepting pains or hardships calmly or without complaint
she was inspired by the forbearing patients of the intensive care unit
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as in avoiding
to resist the temptation of
she's old enough to make her own decisions, so we must forbear criticizing her taste in clothes
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Recent Examples of forbearing
Jeff Kingston, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
With the economy in the doldrums, the public is less forbearing.
—Jeff Kingston, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
If Mamdani seems curiously forbearing toward Amin, given his own history, that has much to do with what happened next.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forbearing
Adjective
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Your patient nature handles details well, while kindness helps everyone at home feel included in the plan and willing to contribute.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2026
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Davidson has been a patient figure in the Hawks front office, electing for a draft-heavy route to rebuild the team.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Hopper pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of second-degree murder on Wednesday, April 15, avoiding a trial that was set to start in July, per the court records.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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After avoiding a strike with a last-minute deal, the Los Angeles School District is turning to state officials for help funding its new contracts with the unions representing 70,000 of its workers.—
Tom Wait,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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To this, the stoic Bednar raised an uncharacteristic (and bruised) eyebrow.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
20 Apr. 2026
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Is there an art to talking to famous people who are famously stoic about their personal life and famously put up boundaries everywhere?—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Just think of all those vacant Madonnas, structurally perfect compositions, and obedient daydreams of antiquity.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Always obedient, Agnes happily welcomes Daisy despite Shu’s warnings.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Forbearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forbearing. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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