tolerant

adjective

ˈtä-lə-rənt How to pronounce tolerant (audio)
Definition of tolerantnext
1
as in patient
accepting pains or hardships calmly or without complaint this job requires a tolerant person who is used to dealing with complaints and angry customers

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2
as in resigned
receiving or enduring without offering resistance a tolerant acceptance of the terrible way that his wife has always treated him

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Recent Examples of tolerant Healthier lawns can be achieved by watering less often, improving soil, and choosing drought-tolerant grass types. — Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 5 July 2026 The couple owns a nursery raising drought-tolerant landscaping plants on a 10-acre property near Bend. — Emily Cureton Cook, ProPublica, 26 June 2026 Refresh potting soil annually, add mulch to retain moisture, and consider drought-tolerant plants. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2026 Healthy philautia helps the leader become more tolerant of criticism and constructive criticism. — Gregory Stebbins, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for tolerant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tolerant
  1. patient
  2. resigned
  3. stoic
  4. obedient
  5. passive
  6. acquiescent
Adjective
  • These rules aim to put patient interests ahead of profit motives.
    — Alex Olgin, NPR, 3 July 2026
  • Success will depend less on constructing facilities than on securing long-term buyers, trusted regulators, technology transfer, and patient capital that can sustain long-term production.
    — Paul Adepoju, semafor.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of patient
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  • Liz Alvarado skillfully broadens this figure from a resigned, knowing older woman committed to marrying for security, to believably revealing dormant feelings within her that tamped down her first-and-only true enamorado Diego.
    — Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 12 May 2026
  • Neither is the machine that, partway through the play, noisily turns the stage into a great berg of foam, which slowly subsumes a resigned Kramer.
    — Talya Zax, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026
Definition of resigned
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  • The most remarkable performance in the film, however, may be that of real-life counselor Annette Deao, whose firm hand and sympathetic guidance lend Union County its stoic nature.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 1 July 2026
  • Vladimir Petković, the usually stoic 62-year-old coach of Algeria, said he got goosebumps from the way Lawrence has treated his team.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 June 2026
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  • Second, victims of higher taxes don’t stand still and get sheared like obedient sheep.
    — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • The dogs Kostyukevich saw on Happy K9 Academy’s Instagram page seemed happy and obedient.
    — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 25 June 2026
Definition of obedient
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  • And for many women, tapping into that passive income could be a real lifeline in a cost-of-living crisis.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 July 2026
  • The physical configuration achieves passive safety operational profiles by relying on subcritical physics variables and inherent material limitations.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
Definition of passive
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  • That amendment had been made a dead letter by Jim Crow state legislatures and an acquiescent Supreme Court.
    — Robert D. Bland, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Trump is the most corrupt and scandal-plagued president since Nixon; indeed, his fiascoes eclipse Nixon’s, but many of them remain mostly or somewhat hidden, thanks in part to a much more acquiescent Republican Congress than the one Nixon had.
    — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026
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