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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

contrariness, disobedience, insubordination, intractability, recalcitrance, resistance, willfulness

Antonyms of tolerance

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