Synonyms of tolerant

tolerant

adjective

ˈtä-lə-rənt 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• patient
• stoic
• obedient
• passive
• forbearing
• uncomplaining
• willing
• long-suffering
• subordinate
• obliging
• collected
• lenient
• composed
• restrained
• docile
• compliant
• acquiescent
• amiable
• resigned
• tractable
• conformist
• submissive
• repressed
• amenable
• placable
• complying
• disciplined
• inhibited
• yielding
• constrained
• subservient
• law-abiding
• contained
• agreeable
• slavish
• unresponsive
• unresistant
• uncaring
• apathetic
• curbed
• self-controlled
• self-contained

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• complaining
• impatient
• protesting
• resistant
• fed up
• weary
• tired
• bored
• defiant
• kvetchy
• kvetching
• refractory
• rebellious
• contrary
• recalcitrant
• intractable
• disobedient
• unmanageable
• insubordinate
• unruly
• ungovernable

2

as in resigned

receiving or enduring without offering resistance

a tolerant acceptance of the terrible way that his wife has always treated him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• resigned
• obedient
• passive
• acquiescent
• willing
• tolerating
• nonresistant
• yielding
• stoic
• docile
• compliant
• unresistant
• patient
• forbearing
• uncomplaining
• amiable
• tractable
• conformist
• subordinate
• conformable
• pliant
• long-suffering
• complying
• submissive
• amenable
• pliable
• impassive
• agreeable
• manageable
• law-abiding
• surrendering
• obliging
• unresponsive
• subservient
• obeisant
• uncaring
• apathetic
• slavish
• governable
• guidable
• disciplined

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• resistant
• protesting
• defiant
• resisting
• unyielding
• refractory
• rebellious
• recalcitrant
• uncontrollable
• contrary
• intractable
• disobedient
• unruly
• mutinous
• insubordinate
• contumacious
• restive
• insurgent
• wayward
• ungovernable
• perverse
• untoward
• willful
• wrongheaded
• headstrong
• balky
• indomitable
• unmanageable
• incompliant
• undisciplined
• froward
• dissident
• nonconformist

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tolerant

Gravel gardens use drought-tolerant plants in gravel to suppress weeds, conserve moisture, and attract pollinators. — Teresa Woodard, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2026

And once established, it’s known to be deeply drought-tolerant. — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Building Cultures Where Teams Safely Admit Mistakes Leaders who are strict with others and tolerant with themselves create toxic cultures where everyone walks on eggshells. — Brendan Keegan, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Greening-tolerant trees do need good care with frequent feedings, minor nutrient sprays and insect control to remain as disease-free as possible. — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026