tolerant

[tol-er-uhnt] / ˈtɒl ər ənt /

ADJECTIVE

open-minded, easygoing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

forgiving humane lenient liberal permissive progressive receptive sympathetic

WEAK

advanced benevolent big broad broad-minded catholic charitable clement complaisant condoning easy on easy with excusing fair forbearing free and easy indulgent kindhearted lax long-suffering magnanimous merciful patient radical soft sophisticated understanding unprejudiced wide

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conservative intolerant mean merciless unfriendly unsympathetic

WEAK

biased disapproving narrow-minded prejudiced

Example Sentences

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“The U.S. energy business is going to have to get more risk tolerant and spread their wings outside the U.S.”

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

They were sympathetic to the concept—this was a liberal neighborhood, after all—and they were trying to be tolerant.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

To address this limitation, the team inserted a gene from a related bacterium that is more tolerant of oxygen.

From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026

The third-party manager could be less tolerant of cost overruns and delays.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

Their relationship was professionally tolerant at best and a bitter rivalry at its worst.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman