tolerability

noun

Definition of tolerabilitynext
as in suitability

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Recent Examples of tolerability Lilly is developing new treatments to improve tolerability and help patients stay on the medications longer. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2026 An investigational combination therapy from Eli Lilly led to significant weight loss in a mid-stage study, but high rates of people stopping the treatment may raise questions about its tolerability, STAT writes. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026 Some barriers to eating enough dietary fiber include cost, accessibility and tolerability. — Jean Liew, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026 The phase 1 trial enrolled 88 healthy adults and evaluated ENV-308’s safety and tolerability. — Amber Raiken, Verywell Health, 16 Sep. 2026 Formulation scientists need to develop a product suited to its new route of administration, while researchers must evaluate its safety, tolerability, and potential effects through appropriate studies. — Emma Clapp, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 The first phase will evaluate the safety and tolerability of the vaccine. — Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026 To advance innovation in the space, the brand continues to focus on its formulations that provide both efficacy and tolerability; the company also continues to expand its education platform. — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tolerability
  1. suitability
  2. appropriateness
  3. acceptability
  4. adequacy
  5. goodness
  6. sufficiency
  7. correctness
Noun
  • Not every patient is a candidate, and suitability depends on individual hair characteristics assessed in person.
    — Burak Onal, Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2026
  • What readers are saying The comments overwhelmingly criticize Pete Hegseth, questioning his competence and suitability for any political position, particularly as a senator.
    — Natalie Allison, Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of suitability
Noun
  • And if there is a credible question about a speaker’s appropriateness, the library should investigate and act rationally based on actual evidence.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
  • As many as 11 sketches were removed, including a self-referential skit in which David Mitchell and Robert Webb joked about the appropriateness of Blackface while in Blackface.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of appropriateness
Noun
  • While Ra'am's eight lawmakers could help Eisenkot establish a government, Liberman has rejected relying on Arab parties, and the political acceptability of such an arrangement remains disputed within the bloc.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Attacks aimed at Democrat Abdul El-Sayed have brought back painful memories for some in a contest that has raised questions about the acceptability of Islamophobia in politics.
    — Laura Beveridge, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of acceptability
Noun
  • The question of adequacy feels similarly impossible to answer.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The court allowed friend-of-the-court briefs to be filed over the adequacy of the consent decree.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of adequacy
Noun
  • Thank goodness, in other words, for the backfield being able to get up field.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Of course, for purposes of character arc, one of those good ones has to wake up to his own goodness.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of goodness
Noun
  • Eco effort Water sufficiency—including water recycling for irrigation in their treatment plant—in a notoriously dry part of the island is a notable part of the resort’s sustainability efforts.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Rex Frazier, a former deputy commissioner at the California Department of Insurance, said that in the situation that the insurers find themselves, the state regulator will be looking at a company’s capital sufficiency.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of sufficiency
Noun
  • The system produced a mathematical proof that was accepted by Lean, a proof-assistant software used to check the logical correctness of formal mathematical arguments.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Miller then railed against multiculturalism, political correctness and his Latino classmates.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of correctness

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“Tolerability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tolerability. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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