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Synonyms & Antonyms of tolerable
1
capable of being endured
- stubbing your toe is at least a more tolerable pain than breaking your foot
Synonyms for tolerable
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Near Antonyms for tolerable
- agonizing,
- appalling,
- awful,
- bad,
- cruel,
- dire,
- dreadful,
- excruciating,
- frightful,
- ghastly,
- grisly,
- gruesome
- (also grewsome),
- harrowing,
- harsh,
- hideous,
- horrendous,
- horrible,
- horrid,
- horrifying,
- lurid,
- macabre,
- monstrous,
- nasty,
- nightmarish,
- painful,
- rotten,
- shocking,
- terrible,
- tormenting,
- torturous,
- unfortunate,
- vicious,
- vile,
- wretched
Antonyms for tolerable
2
of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards
- the accommodations are tolerable though not exactly luxurious
Synonyms for tolerable
- acceptable,
- adequate,
- all right,
- decent,
- fairish,
- fine,
- good,
- OK
- (or okay),
- passable,
- respectable,
- satisfactory,
- serviceable
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Phrases Synonymous with tolerable
Near Antonyms for tolerable
- disagreeable,
- disreputable,
- improper,
- indecent,
- objectionable,
- unfit,
- unsuitable,
- unworthy,
- useless,
- wrong
- insufficient,
- meager
- (or meagre),
- mean,
- miserly,
- niggardly,
- poor,
- scanty,
- shabby,
- short,
- skimpy,
- spare,
- stingy
- exceptional,
- exquisite,
- extreme,
- fancy,
- first-class,
- high-grade,
- matchless,
- maximized,
- maximum,
- optimal,
- optimum,
- peerless,
- preeminent,
- premium,
- special,
- supreme,
- unmatched,
- unparalleled
- A1,
- bang-up,
- banner,
- boss
- [slang],
- capital,
- classic,
- crackerjack,
- dandy,
- divine,
- fabulous,
- first-rate,
- grand,
- great,
- groovy,
- heavenly,
- jim-dandy,
- keen,
- marvelous
- (or marvellous),
- mean,
- neat,
- nifty,
- noble,
- par excellence,
- prime,
- sensational,
- splendid,
- stellar,
- sterling,
- superb,
- superior,
- superlative,
- supernal,
- swell,
- terrific,
- tip-top,
- top,
- top-notch,
- unsurpassed,
- wonderful
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