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

When lawmakers expressed dismay that reform wasn’t happening quickly enough, Schiraldi pleaded for patience. —Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 9 June 2025

Most fruits take longer to grow compared to vegetables, so patience is key for a successful edible garden. —Lauren David, Southern Living, 8 June 2025

Let patience be your friend, and do your best to extract the good from every experience, including that of friends who are excelling. —Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 7 June 2025

But there’s less of a livewire, look-at-us sense of attention-seeking that’s characteristic of new filmmakers desperate to make a mark, and more control, patience, and craftsmanship on display in this unsettling, semi-Gothic tale of grief solutions gone wrong. —David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 May 2025