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. 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.

2. Toya Graham:

   I'm a no-tolerant mother. Everybody that knows me, know I don't play that, he said, when `I seen you,' he said, `ma, my instinct was to run.

3. Mark Wahlberg:

   We made the movie to continue Joe's journey and continue to open hearts and minds of people to be accepting and tolerant of people, no matter where they come from, what their sexual orientation is, race, religion, any of those things you want.

4. Paul Ryan:

   This is a war with radical Islam. It's not a war with Islam. Muslims are our partners, the vast, vast majority of Muslims in this country and around the world are moderate, they’re peaceful, they’re tolerant. So they are among our best allies, among our best resources, in this fight against radical Islamic terrorism.

5. Joe Harding:

   The biggest danger and the biggest lie is that what the opposition to the bill is saying that you can't be pro-parent and compassionate and tolerant to the LGBTQ community.