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(Entry 1 of 2)
receiving or enduring without offering resistance
- old pictures of a graciously tolerating father letting his young children climb all over him
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tolerating
verb
present participle of tolerate
Synonyms & Antonyms of tolerating (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to fail to prevent (some behavior on someone's part) especially from neglect or indifference
- my boss simply doesn't tolerate tardiness
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2
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
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- abiding,
- absorbing,
- accepting,
- bearing,
- biding
- [chiefly dialect],
- brooking,
- countenancing,
- enduring,
- going,
- hacking,
- handling,
- meeting,
- pocketing,
- standing,
- sticking out,
- stomaching,
- supporting,
- sustaining,
- sweating out,
- taking,
- wearing
- [British]
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“Tolerating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tolerating. Accessed 11 Aug. 2022.
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