Synonyms of tolerance

tolerance

noun

ˈtä-lə-rən(t)s 

as in patience

the capacity to endure what is difficult or disagreeable without complaining

showed great tolerance in dealing with the child's tantrums

Synonyms & Similar Words

• patience
• forbearance
• sufferance
• willingness
• acquiescence
• long-suffering
• discipline
• subordination
• resignation
• passivity
• docility
• compliance
• obedience
• passiveness
• conformism
• tractability
• submissiveness
• submission
• self-control
• amenability

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• impatience
• resistance
• defiance
• disobedience
• insubordination
• willfulness
• recalcitrance
• intractability
• contrariness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tolerance

However, with summer temperatures expected to soar well into the triple digits and potentially reach record-breaking 110+ in some parts of the state, heat tolerance may soon need to be factored into these zones as well. —Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025

My tolerance for the artificiality of the genre may be lower than most theatergoers. —Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025

Establishing a culture of risk tolerance can be transformative for startups. —Vikram Joshi, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025

And what are the limits of our tolerance as a society to the pollution of Earth in the pursuit of the goal to space? —Sara Webb, Space.com, 22 June 2025