Synonyms for tolerate
ˈtɒl əˌreɪttol·er·ate

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1. tolerateverb

   Synonyms:
   brookEtymology 2, live with, put up with, allow, bear, endure

2. tolerateverb

   To allow (something that one dislikes or disagrees with) to exist or occur without interference.

   Synonyms:
   allow, put up with, live with, brookEtymology 2, endure, bear

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1. tolerate

   To abide is to remain continuously without limit of time unless expressed by the context: "to-day I must abide at thy house," Luke xix, 5; "a settled place for thee to abide in forever," 1 Kings viii, 13; "Abide with me! fast falls the eventide," Lyte Hymn. Lodge, sojourn, stay, tarry, and wait always imply a limited time; lodge, to pass the night; sojourn, to remain temporarily; live, dwell, reside, to have a permanent home. Stop, in the sense of stay or sojourn, is colloquial, and not in approved use. Compare ENDURE; REST.

   Synonyms:
   abide, anticipate, await, bear, bide, confront, continue, dwell, endure, expect, inhabit, live, lodge, remain, reside, rest, sojourn, stay, stop, tarry, wait, watch

   Antonyms:
   abandon, avoid, depart, forfeit, forfend, journey, migrate, move, proceed, reject, resist, shun

   Preposition:
   Abide in a place, for a time, with a person, by a statement.

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1. tolerate

   Synonyms:
   suffer, allow, permit, admit, bear, endure

   Antonyms:
   repel, disallow, prohibit, repudiate, reject, resist

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1. digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put upverb

   put up with something or somebody unpleasant

   "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

   Synonyms:
   bide, project, ache, hold out, run, endure, affirm, underpin, carry, stand up, assume, have, hold, last, sustain, confirm, fend, stay, weather, take over, go, jut, endorse, jut out, turn out, digest, deport, prevail, comport, set up, behave, die hard, pay, jump out, remain firm, offer, deliver, indorse, hurt, abide, condense, raise, fend for, back up, stomach, birth, patronage, stand out, live, contribute, stick out, meet, brook, expect, patronize, suffer, concentrate, protrude, acquit, substantiate, brave out, survive, domiciliate, get, put forward, stand, can, post, plunk for, persist, live on, have a bun in the oven, give birth, back, jump, allow, rear, lose, place upright, wear, house, contain, leap out, bear, patronise, subscribe, hold up, corroborate, provide, erect, defend, brave, put up, tin, keep going, accept, bear out, support, resist, plump for, nominate, yield, gestate, permit, conduct

2. tolerateverb

   recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others)

   "We must tolerate the religions of others"

   Synonyms:
   permit, suffer, allow, brook, abide, stomach, endure, stand, support, put up, digest, stick out, bear

3. tolerateverb

   have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition

   "The patient does not tolerate the anti-inflammatory drugs we gave him"

   Synonyms:
   permit, suffer, allow, brook, abide, stomach, endure, stand, support, put up, digest, stick out, bear

4. allow, permit, tolerateverb

   allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting

   "We don't allow dogs here"; "Children are not permitted beyond this point"; "We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital"

   Synonyms:
   admit, put up, grant, set aside, stand, appropriate, abide, support, let, digest, suffer, brook, bear, give up, stick out, reserve, countenance, permit, provide, endure, leave, allow, stomach, take into account, allow for, earmark

Matched Categories

1. • Medicine
   • Permit
   • Respect
   • Suffer

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1. tolerateverb

   Synonyms:
   permit (as something unpleasant), allow, admit, indulge, receive

2. tolerateverb

   Synonyms:
   suffer, endure, abide, brook, put up with, bear with, take patiently or easily

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1. tolerateverb

   Synonyms:
   endure, suffer, brook, allow, permit, admit

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1. List of paraphrases for "tolerate":

   condone, tolerance, accept, countenance, allow, tolerated, endure

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How to use tolerate in a sentence?

1. Sheriff Chad Chronister:

   This is a prime example of the dangerous environment deputies willingly go into every day in order to keep violent people like Michler Gabriel off of our streets, i will not tolerate anyone who would have such a lack of respect for another human being, especially for someone who selflessly serves the citizens of Hillsborough County, Chronister continued. While I am thankful that the deputy involved was not seriously hurt, we will make sure that Gabriel is prosecuted to the fullest extent for his actions.

2. Gary Samore:

   By doing nothing to respond, we run the risk of potentially indicating to the Iranians that we're willing to tolerate non-nuclear activity in a way that could make the Iranians misbehave more than they would otherwise.

3. Mathew Rosengart:

   It has been my honor to work with Britney Spears, to suspend Britney Spears father as conservator, to help Britney Spears gain Britney Spears freedom and dignity, and to help protect Britney Spears from the type of bullying Britney Spears endured in the past - and we will not tolerate bullying in any area.

4. Melvin Graham:

   But what it can do is just send a message to those who feel the way (Roof) feels that this community will not tolerate it.

5. Erich Fromm:

   The task we must set for ourselves is not to feel secure, but to be able to tolerate insecurity.