TOLERABLE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for TOLERABLE?

Need another word that means the same as “tolerable”? Find 18 synonyms and 30 related words for “tolerable” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Tolerable” are: adequate, fair to middling, passable, bearable, endurable, sufferable, supportable, all right, acceptable, good enough, sufficient, satisfactory, not bad, average, fair, decent, respectable, presentable

Tolerable as an Adjective

Definitions of "Tolerable" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “tolerable” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• About average; acceptable.
• Fairly good; mediocre.
• Capable of being borne or endured.
• Able to be endured.

Synonyms of "Tolerable" as an adjective (18 Words)

acceptable	Able to be tolerated or allowed. Performances varied from acceptable to excellent.
adequate	Having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task. She was adequate to the job.
all right	Quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class.
average	Relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of values. A novel of average merit.
bearable	Able to be endured. Things to make life in the tropics more bearable.
decent	Decently clothed. There s a few decent players in the team.
endurable	Able to be endured; bearable. My journey was long but endurable.
fair	Free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules. By fair means or foul.
fair to middling	Attractively feminine.
good enough	Appealing to the mind.
not bad	Physically unsound or diseased.
passable	Just good enough to be acceptable; satisfactory. The road was passable with care.
presentable	Fit to be seen. I did my best to make myself look presentable.
respectable	Deserving of esteem and respect. All respectable companies give guarantees.
satisfactory	Meeting requirements. Satisfactory living conditions.
sufferable	Capable of being borne though unpleasant. Sufferable punishment.
sufficient	Of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant. Sufficient food.
supportable	Capable of being borne though unpleasant.

Usage Examples of "Tolerable" as an adjective

• A stimulant to make life more tolerable.
• The climate is at least tolerable.
• He was fond of music and had a tolerable voice.

Associations of "Tolerable" (30 Words)

acceptable	Moderately good; satisfactory. Some coffee would be most acceptable.
adequate	Having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task. The food was adequate.
allow	Allow or plan for a certain possibility concede the truth or validity of something. This short story allows of several different interpretations.
alright	In a satisfactory or adequate manner alright is a nonstandard variant of all right.
bear	Be called by (a name or title. She is bearing his child.
bearable	Able to be endured. Things to make life in the tropics more bearable.
defiant	Showing defiance. A defiant attitude.
endurable	Able to be endured; bearable. My journey was long but endurable.
endure	Persist for a specified period of time. These cities have endured through time.
forbear	Refrain from doing. Rebecca could not forbear a smile.
forbearance	A delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting. His unfailing courtesy and forbearance under great provocation.
generous	Not petty in character and mind. A generous helping of pasta.
incombustible	(especially of a building material or component) consisting or made of material that does not burn if exposed to fire. An incombustible floor construction.
largesse	Money or gifts given generously. The distribution of largesse to the local population.
leniency	Lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers. The court could show leniency.
nonflammable	Impossible to ignite.
okay	In a satisfactory or adequate manner; (`alright’ is a nonstandard variant of `all right. She ll do okay on her own.
passable	(of a route or road) clear of obstacles and able to be travelled on. The road was passable with care.
patience	Any of various forms of card game for one player, the object of which is to use up all one’s cards by forming particular arrangements and sequences. I have run out of patience with her.
patient	Able to accept or tolerate delays, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious. A patient smile.
penicillin	A blue mould of a type that produces penicillin. Penicillins and cephalosporins.
permissible	That may be permitted especially as according to rule. Permissible behavior in school.
resistant	Able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress. Plastic highly resistant to steam and water.
satisfactory	Giving satisfaction. The step makes a satisfactory seat.
stand	Be standing be upright. Small stable boats that could stand the punishment of heavy seas.
sufferance	A disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations. Charles was only here on sufferance.
tolerance	A disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior. The body s tolerance to Ecstasy builds up very quickly.
toleration	The practice of tolerating something, in particular differences of opinion or behaviour. All people should practice toleration and live together in peace.
unobjectionable	Not objectionable; acceptable. The bail conditions were unobjectionable as far as he was concerned.
yes	An affirmative. I was hoping for a yes.