Synonyms of patience

patience

noun

ˈpā-shən(t)s 

as in tolerance

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 & Similar Words

• tolerance
• willingness
• forbearance
• discipline
• long-suffering
• obedience
• sufferance
• acquiescence
• resignation
• docility
• subordination
• passivity
• compliance
• submissiveness
• submission
• passiveness
• tractability
• self-control
• amenability
• conformism

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• impatience
• defiance
• resistance
• disobedience
• insubordination
• willfulness
• recalcitrance
• intractability
• contrariness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of patience

Cook voted with the majority to hold last week — but her patience, evidently, has a shelf life. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026

Investors have thus far had low patience for higher spending without significant revenue growth and acceleration, hence the after-hours stock tumble. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026

Deep sharing takes patience as the Moon, linked to feelings, conjoins vulnerable Chiron in your 8th House of Intimacy. — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026

There’s patience and, for all its jarring disclosures, gentleness in the way this story unfolds that are rare to see these days, not just in teen TV, but in any twist-happy streaming drama. — Judy Berman, Time, 4 Aug. 2026