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

Beef tallow is rendered beef fat used as a cooking oil, and its appeal in restaurant fryers comes down to flavor and heat tolerance. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026

The gap is carrying that same risk tolerance into their personal portfolio. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Part of that is cultural — Americans have a lower tolerance for bare-bones service and don’t love paying extra for flight add-ons. — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

Cooks and chains like it for two reasons, flavor and heat tolerance. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2026