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. Scott Morrison:

   We are a tolerant, multicultural society, the most successful immigration country on the planet, these white supremacist, white separatist views, are not new. I mean, these sentiments have sadly existed in Australia for hundreds of years.

2. Sam Rainsy:

   I think this may be a good sign. A good start to come to some kind of understanding between the ruling party and the opposition, so that the ruling party becomes more tolerant and accepts the very existence of an opposition.

3. Heidi Heitkamp:

   I’ve said before that for decades as a country, we have been far too tolerant and dismissive of past allegations, in recent months, women have been courageously stepping out of the shadows to tell their stories of sexual harassment and abuse. That’s a huge step.

4. Sir Arthur Helps:

   It is better in some respects to be admired by those with whom you live, than to be loved by them. And this is not on account of any gratification of vanity, but because admiration is so much more tolerant than love.

5. Mario Centeno:

   The strategy admits a temporary and moderate inflation values above 2%, we must be patient and tolerant with deviations that we would not tolerate previously.