tolerability

noun

Definition of tolerabilitynext
as in suitability

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Recent Examples of tolerability The first phase will evaluate the safety and tolerability of the vaccine. — Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026 Side effects, long-term tolerability and whether patients ultimately choose to remain on the implant are among the questions doctors say future clinical trials will need to answer. — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 11 July 2026 To advance innovation in the space, the brand continues to focus on its formulations that provide both efficacy and tolerability; the company also continues to expand its education platform. — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 26 June 2026 Highlights include safety and tolerability data on Eli Lilly’s next-gen obesity drug, detailed data from a mid-stage study on the obesity drug that Pfizer acquired from Metsera, and new data on Boehringer Ingelheim’s obesity drug. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 8 June 2026 That’s raised questions about real-world use and tolerability. — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 8 June 2026 This formula pairs potent L-ascorbic acid with more stable, gentler derivatives—3-O-ethyl ascorbic acid, ascorbyl glucoside, and ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate—which extend antioxidant benefits, boost tolerability, and improve overall stability. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 9 May 2026 There also remains a lack of focus on treatment effectiveness and tolerability, Metz added, particularly regarding preventive options for those at risk of developing endometriosis or with early symptoms. — Kristen Fischer, Health, 3 Mar. 2026 At the same time, how the active protein, or peptide, in GLP-1 drugs such as oral semaglutide are absorbed through the gut can vary among people—causing differences in effectiveness and tolerability, McCoy says. — Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tolerability
  1. suitability
  2. appropriateness
  3. acceptability
  4. adequacy
  5. goodness
  6. sufficiency
  7. correctness
Noun
  • The Agentic Fit And Value Impact Assessment This includes evaluation of individual workflows based on their intrinsic, technical suitability for AI execution (agentic fit) and their potential strategic business return (value impact).
    — Pranjal Saxena, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Diomande’s suitability for Mourinho goes beyond his attacking output.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of suitability
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  • The article raises ethical questions about AI's role in detecting abuse or self-harm, age appropriateness, and its long-term impact on family dynamics, potentially becoming a generational mental health advisor.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Decisions should be based on educational value, age appropriateness, and professional review while ensuring parents, educators, and community members have a voice in the process.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 July 2026
Definition of appropriateness
Noun
  • Today, everyone from the Economist to the New York Times has heralded the coming psychedelics renaissance, as hallucinogens begin to gain greater cultural, medical and commercial acceptability.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 July 2026
  • The rate has been gradually dropping for decades, due to cigarette taxes, tobacco product price hikes, smoking bans, public education campaigns and changes in the social acceptability of lighting up in public.
    — Mike Stobbe, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Definition of acceptability
Noun
  • The formula set a district’s adequacy target based on factors like demographics, enrollment and student needs.
    — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Employers and health plans should evaluate newly available claims data to assess timing and adequacy of prenatal visits, postpartum visits, and appropriate vaccination both before and during pregnancy to protect the mother and her newborn.
    — Jeff Levin-Scherz, STAT, 23 July 2026
Definition of adequacy
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  • The good news is that while the promotions might end, the restaurants will still be there, serving up lots of goodness.
    — Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2026
  • That stood in drastic contrast to the start-to-finish musical goodness of Day 1, where the highlights — from Wet Leg and Geese to Clipse and headliner Charli xcx — were more evenly spread out.
    — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of goodness
Noun
  • Since then, the case has remained in the pleading stage, where the county has challenged the sufficiency of the claims without answering them, and the child’s attorneys have revised their complaint three times.
    — Bay City News, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • This freedom includes the expression of health, harmony, sufficiency, and the ability to think and act rightly.
    — Rob Nofsinger, Christian Science Monitor, 10 July 2026
Definition of sufficiency
Noun
  • Despite glowing reviews and fans begging for its release, a film industry dominated by political correctness refused to touch it.
    — William Earl, Variety, 30 July 2026
  • After finding the attack, Mythos implemented an end-to-end verification pipeline to convince itself—and the human operator—of the attack’s correctness.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026
Definition of correctness

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“Tolerability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tolerability. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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