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forbearing

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Some readers therefore concluded that the forbearing Dr. Spielvogel must be the hero of the novel.

It is only when the making of the vow would be at variance with the requirements of duty, that forbearing to vow would be no sin.

This day I did give my man Will a sound lesson about his forbearing to give us the respect due to a master and mistress.

Nevertheless, she was forbearing if not loving, and the people said rightly when they said she was admirable.

The next visit he was not quite so forbearing, yet still forbearing; and so on by sly gradations.

The painters were calm and forbearing, and scrupulously courteous to each other.

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On this page you'll find 56 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to forbearing, such as: forgiving, gentle, moderate, being big, charitable, and clement.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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