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

Even as many Delhi residents are proud to play host to a gathering of world leaders, the traffic chaos is testing their patience and prompting widespread complaints about how the city plans for major events. — ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026

His family wrote of York's kindness, encouragement, generosity, patience, empathy, open mindedness and humility, positively impacted the lives of everyone. — Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2026

A little patience now can keep excitement from turning into pressure or leaving one person responsible for the consequences. — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026

That is also why Dunlap has little patience for the endless debate over the $5 latte. — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2026