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tolerance

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of tolerance

the capacity to endure what is difficult or disagreeable without complaining
  • showed great tolerance in dealing with the child's tantrums
Synonyms of tolerance

forbearance, long-suffering, patience, sufferance
Words Related to tolerance

acquiescence, resignation

passiveness, passivity

amenability, compliance, conformism, docility, obedience, subordination, tractability, willingness

discipline, self-control

submission, submissiveness
Near Antonyms of tolerance

defiance

contrariness, disobedience, insubordination, intractability, recalcitrance, resistance, willfulness
Antonyms of tolerance

impatience

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