Synonyms of tolerating

tolerating 1 of 2

adjective

as in resigned

receiving or enduring without offering resistance

old pictures of a graciously tolerating father letting his young children climb all over him

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

tolerating

2 of 2

verb

present participle of tolerate

1

as in letting

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

• letting
• ignoring
• allowing
• permitting
• suffering
• condoning
• disregarding
• putting up with
• forgiving
• excusing
• overlooking
• indulging
• brushing (aside or off)
• pardoning
• winking (at)
• humoring
• catering (to)
• giving in (to)
• shrugging off
• brooking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• preventing
• blocking
• prohibiting
• barring
• forbidding
• constraining
• inhibiting
• discouraging
• interfering (with)
• curbing
• impeding
• deterring
• frustrating
• holding back

2

as in accepting

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

• accepting
• standing
• enduring
• handling
• taking
• sustaining
• bearing
• stomaching
• swallowing
• absorbing
• supporting
• wearing
• abiding
• countenancing
• meeting
• hacking
• living with
• pocketing
• going
• sticking out
• standing for
• biding
• suffering
• brooking
• lumping (it)
• allowing
• permitting
• sweating out
• toughing it out
• respecting
• acquiescing
• reconciling (to)
• capitulating
• submitting (to)
• yielding (to)
• agreeing (with or to)
• consenting (to)
• assenting (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refusing
• rejecting
• dismissing
• declining
• resisting
• fighting
• opposing
• repudiating
• combating
• avoiding
• contesting
• turning down
• missing
• escaping
• spurning
• evading
• circumventing
• bypassing
• dodging
• eluding
• refraining (from)
• abstaining (from)
• forbearing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tolerating

Verb

The Steamfitters were staging protests outside the Pfizer site, accusing the MetroLoft — which employs a mix of union and nonunion contractors — of building on the cheap and tolerating unsafe work conditions. — Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026

Women who are actively seeking new employment show narrower pay gaps than those who stay, which means the ones tolerating the widest gaps are often trading fair pay for flexibility or job security. — Kara Dennison, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

For decades, the system has demanded toughness in exactly the wrong places, tolerating dysfunctional technology, absorbing endless documentation, and compensating for broken workflows. — Frantz M. Berthaud, STAT, 7 July 2026

The Republican Party has spent years tolerating its own forms of political extremism. — Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2026

PeeGee thrives in summer heat and is exceptionally cold-hardy, tolerating full sun and partial shade. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 29 June 2026

The development of lifesaving medications can be thwarted by too much caution in not tolerating some potential side effects. — Dipesh Navsaria, The Conversation, 29 June 2026

Specifically, kids this age are developing key emotional regulation skills, such as tolerating disappointment, embarrassment, as well as frustration and anger. — Liz Regalia, Parents, 23 June 2026

Spanish and French lavender varieties, in particular, are known for tolerating high temperatures the best. — Cori Sears, The Spruce, 13 June 2026