Synonyms for tolerant
ˈtɒl ər ənttol·er·ant

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tolerant

   Synonyms:
   forbearing, indulgent, large-minded

   Antonyms:
   intolerant, bigoted, extreme

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1. tolerantadjective

   showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others

   Synonyms:
   liberal, large-minded, patient of, broad, resistant, kind

   Antonyms:
   bigoted, unbearable, impatient, narrow, intolerant, strict, unendurable, rigid, narrow-minded, intolerable, unforgiving

2. kind, tolerantadjective

   tolerant and forgiving under provocation

   "our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke"

   Synonyms:
   large-minded, resistant, broad, kind, patient of, liberal, genial

   Antonyms:
   unendurable, unbearable, narrow, impatient, bigoted, intolerable, narrow-minded, rigid, intolerant, strict, unforgiving

3. broad, large-minded, liberal, tolerantadjective

   showing or characterized by broad-mindedness

   "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions"

   Synonyms:
   broad, bounteous, big, freehanded, full(a), panoptic, all-encompassing, extensive, all-inclusive, loose, unspecific, spacious, broad(a), patient of, encompassing, blanket(a), kind, free, all-embracing, across-the-board, resistant, liberal, giving, bighearted, large-minded, wide, openhanded, handsome, bountiful, unsubtle

   Antonyms:
   unbearable, intolerant, narrow-minded, unendurable, unforgiving, strict, intolerable, rigid, narrow, bigoted, impatient

4. tolerant, resistantadjective

   able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress

   "the plant is tolerant of saltwater"; "these fish are quite tolerant as long as extremes of pH are avoided"; "the new hybrid is more resistant to drought"

   Synonyms:
   resistive, large-minded, resistant, immune, insubordinate, broad, kind, patient of, liberal, repellent

   Antonyms:
   bigoted, intolerable, unforgiving, narrow-minded, rigid, intolerant, unbearable, impatient, strict, unendurable, narrow

5. tolerant, patient ofadjective

   showing the capacity for endurance

   "injustice can make us tolerant and forgiving"; "a man patient of distractions"

   Synonyms:
   liberal, large-minded, patient of, broad, resistant, kind

   Antonyms:
   narrow-minded, bigoted, impatient, unbearable, strict, rigid, intolerable, unforgiving, narrow, intolerant, unendurable

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1. tolerantadjective

   Synonyms:
   indulgent, forbearing, charitable

   Antonyms:
   intolerant

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1. List of paraphrases for "tolerant":

   tolerance, lenient, shade-tolerant, permissive, forgiving, resistant

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1. Paige Ouimet:

   This young-employee/startup connection is due in part to young employees being more risk-tolerant and a better fit for startup culture.

2. Konstanty Gebert:

   Both sides are living a myth, we didn't build a Poland of enlightened, free citizens who want to live in a tolerant society.

3. Franklin P. Jones:

   Nothing makes you more tolerant of a neighbor's noisy party than being there.

4. James Teri:

   We have also introduced new climate-tolerant coffee varieties which have been introduced to farmers in various coffee growing areas.

5. James R. Cook:

   The eleventh commandment: Thou shalt be tolerant of all paths that lead to God.