TOLERANCE Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

tolerance

noun

ˈtä-lə-rən(t)s

as in patience

the capacity to endure what is difficult or disagreeable without complaining showed great tolerance in dealing with the child's tantrums

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Recent Examples on the Web Some celebrities are eager to prove their spice tolerance to the world by eating their way through a Hot Ones interview. —

EW.com, 15 Aug. 2024 The right mix may depend on several factors, including your risk tolerance, goals and life expectancy. —

Kate Dore, Cfp®, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2024 New Netherlands’ transactional business-minded culture, multi-ethnic population, religious tolerance, linguistic twists, geography and architecture are all baked in. —

Michael Tubridy, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2024 Antidemocratic rhetoric transgresses long-standing norms both of political tolerance and of constitutional limits on power. —

Christopher Miller, The Conversation, 8 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tolerance

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