PATIENCE Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of patience Trump seems to be out of patience with the whole situation, according to CNBC. —

Jim Edwards, Fortune, 2 June 2026 The diplomat's patience strains against the psychologist's reading of urgency. —

Rafael Pimentel Pinto, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 East Point Police Chief Buchanan is asking for public patience as investigators work to determine the identity of the deceased and the circumstances surrounding the discovery. —

CBS News, 1 June 2026 They’ve been built with patience in a very deliberate and calculated way. —

Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 1 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for patience

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Noun

There is, however, no place for violence, and no tolerance for attacks on police officers.

— Andrew Ramos, CBS News, 6 June 2026
Reason, compassion, tolerance and compromise are foreign concepts in today’s world.

— U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026