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

Most adults plunge in water between 50 and 60 degrees Fahrenheit, with sessions typically running three to five minutes once tolerance is built up. —Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026

Most beginners start a touch warmer, around 60–65°F, and build tolerance from there. —Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026

The venture capitalists with the most money and the highest tolerance for risk are already rewriting the rules for the public too. —Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 30 Apr. 2026

Individuals who are skeptical about democracy are much more likely to express support or tolerance for political violence. —James Piazza, Twin Cities, 30 Apr. 2026