TOLERANT Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

tolerant

adjective

ˈtä-lə-rənt

Definition of tolerant

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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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 Some roses are generally more tolerant than others, but there are no varieties that prefer more Epsom salt over others. — Heather Bien, The Spruce, 22 Aug. 2026 Drought-tolerant species such as coneflowers, coreopsis, calamint, grasses, and even spring bulbs are nestled in that gravel layer, their root balls just grazing the top of the soil below. — Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 21 Aug. 2026 Improving our understanding of threat could guide the work of faith leaders striving for a more tolerant, pro-democratic role of faith in the public sphere. — Paul Djupe, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026 Chokeberry Chokeberry shrubs, such as black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) and red chokeberry (Aronia arbutifolia), are tolerant of unideal soil conditions. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tolerant

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Adjective

For smaller practices, the development of digital outreach often takes place alongside patient care and routine administrative responsibilities.

— Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Replace its electronic medical record system and improve cybersecurity, staff workflows, patient communications, and information exchange with hospitals, specialists, laboratories, and other care partners.

— Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of patient

Adjective

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 system was used to explore how mobile robotics could extend the reach of passive drone detection into forward or hazardous areas while operators remained elsewhere in the battlespace.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
He is then absorbed into a government system under which people without work are assigned mandatory tasks to prevent them from becoming too passive.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 28 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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