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patience

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of patience

the capacity to endure what is difficult or disagreeable without complaining

  • the teacher's patience is being sorely tested this year by several parents who seem to have no interest in their children's education
Synonyms of patience

forbearance, long-suffering, sufferance, tolerance
Words Related to patience

acquiescence, resignation

passiveness, passivity

amenability, compliance, conformism, docility, obedience, subordination, tractability, willingness

discipline, self-control

submission, submissiveness
Near Antonyms of patience

defiance

contrariness, disobedience, insubordination, intractability, recalcitrance, resistance, willfulness
Antonyms of patience

impatience

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  1. Dictionary: Definition of patience Spanish Central: Translation of patience Nglish: Translation of patience for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of patience for Arabic speakers

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