Synonyms of tolerated

tolerated 1 of 2

adjective

as in permitted

Related Words

• permitted
• permissible
• allowed
• acceptable
• authorized
• approved
• endorsed
• legal
• tolerable
• promoted
• sanctioned
• supported
• encouraged
• justifiable
• excusable
• abetted
• defensible
• virtuous
• forgivable
• pardonable
• moral
• ethical
• venial
• good

Dissimilar Words

• inexcusable
• intolerable
• unjustifiable
• unforgivable
• unpardonable
• indefensible
• unbearable
• unwarrantable
• insupportable
• unendurable
• insufferable
• outrageous
• inexpiable
• abominable
• shocking
• heinous
• monstrous
• scandalous
• atrocious

tolerated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of tolerate

1

as in allowed

to fail to prevent (some behavior on someone's part) especially from neglect or indifference

my boss simply doesn't tolerate tardiness

Synonyms & Similar Words

• permitted
• allowed
• let
• suffered
• ignored
• condoned
• put up with
• disregarded
• excused
• winked (at)
• brushed (aside or off)
• forgave
• pardoned
• indulged
• overlooked
• catered (to)
• shrugged off
• gave in (to)
• brooked
• humored

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prevented
• prohibited
• constrained
• blocked
• barred
• forbade
• discouraged
• inhibited
• frustrated
• impeded
• interfered (with)
• deterred
• curbed
• held back

2

as in accepted

to put up with (something painful or difficult)

suffering a terrible headache, the poor woman couldn't tolerate all the noise the neighbors were making

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accepted
• endured
• handled
• stood
• took
• sustained
• absorbed
• swallowed
• countenanced
• stomached
• supported
• met
• abided
• wore
• stood for
• allowed
• brooked
• stuck out
• permitted
• lumped (it)
• bore
• suffered
• hacked
• went
• pocketed
• bode
• lived with
• toughed it out
• sweat out
• acquiesced
• respected
• reconciled (to)
• submitted (to)
• capitulated
• agreed (with or to)
• yielded (to)
• consented (to)
• assented (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refused
• dismissed
• rejected
• declined
• opposed
• repudiated
• resisted
• turned down
• fought
• avoided
• contested
• spurned
• escaped
• missed
• evaded
• circumvented
• bypassed
• combated
• eluded
• dodged
• refrained (from)
• abstained (from)
• forbore

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tolerated

Verb

For families This is the rare wilderness lodge where kids aren't just tolerated—they're given the kind of freedom that barely exists anymore. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026

Still, the tolerability data, or how well patients tolerated Structure’s treatment, appeared to be worse than that of Eli Lilly’s pill. —Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2026

All these policies are favored, or at least tolerated, by progressive activists. —Judge Glock, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026

Trump is at once a symptom of this disease and its apotheosis, a living representation of all the ways the United States has encouraged, tolerated and rewarded the most selfish and antisocial behaviors imaginable, at least among a certain class of person. —Jamelle Bouie, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026

While bell peppers are generally well tolerated, some people may notice bloating or stomach discomfort after eating them raw. —Lindsey Desoto, Health, 6 Jan. 2026

Medications used to manage hypertension (high blood pressure) are effective and usually well-tolerated. —Karen Berger, Verywell Health, 30 Dec. 2025

Any behavior that compromises the safety of our customers or the integrity of our operations is not tolerated. —Olivia Young, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2025

Let this be a warning that no attack on the exercise of religion — regardless of faith — will be tolerated in the Western District of Kentucky. —Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025