Definitions

tolerate

[tol-uh-reyt] / ˈtɒl əˌreɪt /

VERB

allow, indulge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abide accept brook condone countenance endure permit stand for

STRONG

admit authorize bear go have hear humor pocket receive sanction stand stomach suffer sustain swallow take undergo

WEAK

bear with blink at consent to go along with live with put up with sit and take it sit still for stay the course string along submit to tough out wink at

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny disagree disallow dispute refuse reject

STRONG

abstain avoid discontinue dodge exclude expel give offer stop veto

WEAK

check disapprove halt

Example Sentences

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The Pop Group did anything but mellow on its second album, “For How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder?,” released the next year; it crackled with angry denunciations of Thatcher-era England.

From New York Times • Apr. 28, 2023

Tolerate It was inspired by the book Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurie.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2022

Tolerate any confusion she expresses, don’t blame her for any of this, and do your best to exit peacefully.

From Washington Post • Feb. 13, 2022

This essay appears in the collection Can You Tolerate This?, out now from Riverhead Books.

From Slate • Jul. 3, 2018

Tolerate one whom He bears upon His heart!

From The Mind of Jesus by Macduff, John R. (John Ross)

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