TOLERATING Synonyms: 166 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in resigned

receiving or enduring without offering resistance old pictures of a graciously tolerating father letting his young children climb all over him

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verb

present participle of tolerate

as in letting

to fail to prevent (some behavior on someone's part) especially from neglect or indifference my boss simply doesn't tolerate tardiness

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as in accepting

to put up with (something painful or difficult) suffering a terrible headache, the poor woman couldn't tolerate all the noise the neighbors were making

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As the latest chapter in the epic British-American poem known as Fleetwood Mac,Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks are back to tolerating each other’s nonsense in a sexy way. — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026 Kim Jong Il’s government accepted international food aid while increasingly tolerating informal markets as the state’s public distribution system broke down. — Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2026 For a Seattle politician to argue that tolerating drug crime and disorder amounts to harm enhancement registered as something close to startling news. — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026 The Steamfitters were staging protests outside the Pfizer site, accusing the MetroLoft — which employs a mix of union and nonunion contractors — of building on the cheap and tolerating unsafe work conditions. — Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026 Women who are actively seeking new employment show narrower pay gaps than those who stay, which means the ones tolerating the widest gaps are often trading fair pay for flexibility or job security. — Kara Dennison, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 For decades, the system has demanded toughness in exactly the wrong places, tolerating dysfunctional technology, absorbing endless documentation, and compensating for broken workflows. — Frantz M. Berthaud, STAT, 7 July 2026 The Republican Party has spent years tolerating its own forms of political extremism. — Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2026 The development of lifesaving medications can be thwarted by too much caution in not tolerating some potential side effects. — Dipesh Navsaria, The Conversation, 29 June 2026

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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

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An apologetic statement this week and commitment to not letting history repeat itself has, though, done little to placate the intensifying scrutiny of his leadership.

— Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
The communicators interviewed for this story were much warier of letting AI write public-facing material than of using it behind the scenes for research or other tasks.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of letting

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Individualist societies typically focus on independence within social groups, encouraging personal expression, and are more accepting of differences — and are typically found in Western countries, according to studies.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
To combat this, job seekers are urged to ask detailed questions about role changes, daily challenges, and expectations from multiple interviewers, ensuring radical transparency before accepting an offer.

— Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of accepting

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Abdul Rashid Yob, who heads a farmers association representing 200,000 members nationwide, pointed to previous negative experience with the herbicide-tolerant Clearfield rice.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Coyote brush, a drought-tolerant, evergreen plant that thrives in the preserve’s grasslands and oak-woodland foothills, is a common native shrub found throughout this preserve.

— Kalpana Mohan, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of tolerant

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But that didn’t stop him from taping interviews on Wednesday with various Chicago television newscasts from his downtown Chicago state office while ignoring follow-up requests from the Tribune.

— Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Adding on to this trend, 70% of employees avoid difficult conversations entirely, and 53% handle toxic situations by ignoring them.

— Jason Walker PsyD, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of ignoring

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So many artists have stayed in the city after attending school there, creating a community with deep, long-standing relationships and an unusually collaborative spirit.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Successive administrations have kept tens of thousands of personnel in the region, believing that a standing force would protect the free flow of energy, support Israel, combat terrorist groups, and deter Iran.

— Michael Fuchs, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of standing

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Whisenhunt had struggled in his last three starts leading up to Tuesday, allowing 14 earned runs and walking nine batters over his last 11 2/3 innings.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
But that attitude — allowing the perfect to be the enemy of the good — has been precisely Tottenham’s problem over the years.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026

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