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 Abdul Rashid Yob, who heads a farmers association representing 200,000 members nationwide, pointed to previous negative experience with the herbicide-tolerant Clearfield rice. — ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026 Coyote brush, a drought-tolerant, evergreen plant that thrives in the preserve’s grasslands and oak-woodland foothills, is a common native shrub found throughout this preserve. — Kalpana Mohan, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026 The bus, manufactured in Fort Valley, beat out runner-up TifTuf drought-tolerant Bermuda grass in a final round. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Warm-season grasses begin active growth in late spring and are usually more tolerant to heat. — Amanda Tust, Architectural Digest, 7 Aug. 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
  • Managing them in silos creates gaps that can compromise patient safety.
    — Rhett Alden, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Jackson records show 99 patient discharges to a chain called Villa Rosa, 24 of them to Villa Rosa I, a 40-bed home on West Ninth Street in Hialeah.
    — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of patient
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  • There’s no wonder or dread in this future — just the resigned acceptance that nothing is remarkable, despite all the nifty gadgets everyone has.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of resigned
Adjective
  • The action star has been honing his tough, stoic hero bit for going on 25 years.
    — Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Did her grandmother, who comes across as stoic and pragmatic in many ways, influence her portrayal of the similarly-minded Tova?
    — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of stoic
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  • Reflecting on her obedient past as a child actor, Panettiere told THR that that pressure ultimately took a toll on her.
    — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The native, late summer-blooming obedient plant is a showy addition to your garden.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of obedient
Adjective
  • Options range from passive cooling sheets and mattress toppers that wick heat away from the body to powered water- and air-based systems that actively regulate temperature around you.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Research shows proximity to water, through active engagement or passive viewing, promotes stress reduction, increased happiness, better sleep, and physical activity.
    — Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of passive
Adjective
  • Where Raphael’s infant Christ is plump, acquiescent, docile, Cassatt’s children squirm, resist, and ignore authority.
    — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of acquiescent

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