TOLERANTLY Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

tolerantly

adverb

Definition of tolerantly

as in sympathetically

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Recent Examples of tolerantly Maggie also smiles tolerantly when Hank keeps his hand on her knee for a few beats too many, or leans in close during chats. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025

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Many locals have come to view him sympathetically, as an addict drawn back into a life of drug abuse, that also happened to include high-level drug dealing.

— Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026
Variety reported that Artificial recently received positive feedback during test screenings, and claimed that Altman and Musk are portrayed less sympathetically than other figures in the film.

— Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 19 June 2026

Definition of sympathetically

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When delivered compassionately, a no communicates and models a strong sense of judgment as an executive.

— Cynthia Pong, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
We are taxed, compassionately pass bills, paid for with Bonds, attend black tie dinners, and hear about 10-year plans after 10-year plans to solve the problem Sacramento is creating.

— Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026

Definition of compassionately

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For more than five decades, the Department has been charged with protecting and humanely managing wild horses and burros on public lands.

— Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
But the images of young Moroccans marching up the shoreline, ditching inflatable tubes along their way, have forced Europe into a debate over how countries can manage migration humanely while maintaining control of their borders.

— Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of humanely

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As they’ve mercifully been decreased from six to four to three over the last 50 years, so have the prime directives.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026
Netflix has released the final season of Outer Banks, with season 5 mercifully not split in half and stretched over two months.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of mercifully

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To be a builder is to be high agency, to contribute benevolently to society, to be the man in the arena.

— Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Vance Joseph tried outfitting himself in a modest tone, even if his unit hasn’t exactly acted benevolently toward its training camp counterpart.

— Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2025

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