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

Need another word that means the same as “tolerant”? Find 11 synonyms and 30 related words for “tolerant” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Tolerant” are: broad, large-minded, liberal, kind, resistant, patient of, open-minded, forbearing, unprejudiced, unbiased, unbigoted

Tolerant as an Adjective

Definitions of "Tolerant" as an adjective

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

• (of a plant, animal, or machine) able to endure specified conditions or treatment.
• Showing willingness to allow the existence of opinions or behaviour that one does not necessarily agree with.
• Showing the capacity for endurance.
• Tolerant and forgiving under provocation.
• Showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others.
• Able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress.
• Showing or characterized by broad-mindedness.

Synonyms of "Tolerant" as an adjective (11 Words)

broad	Broad in scope or content. A broad southern accent.
forbearing	Patient and restrained. Seemly and forbearing yet strong enough to resist aggression.
kind	Having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior. A kind master.
large-minded	Showing or characterized by broad-mindedness.
liberal	Having political or social views favoring reform and progress. A liberal democratic state.
open-minded	Ready to entertain new ideas.
patient of	Enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance.
resistant	Disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority. Resistant to the effects of heat.
unbiased	Showing no prejudice for or against something; impartial. His assessment of the benefits and drawbacks was unbiased.
unbigoted	Not opinionated.
unprejudiced	Not having or showing a dislike or distrust based on fixed or preconceived ideas. An unprejudiced appraisal of the pros and cons.

Usage Examples of "Tolerant" as an adjective

• We must be tolerant of others.
• The plant is tolerant of saltwater.
• These fish are quite tolerant as long as extremes of pH are avoided.
• Fault-tolerant computer systems.
• A more tolerant attitude towards other religions.
• Tolerant of his opponent's opinions.
• Injustice can make us tolerant and forgiving.
• Rye is reasonably tolerant of drought.

Associations of "Tolerant" (30 Words)

altruistic	Showing a disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others; unselfish. I question how altruistic his motives were.
benefic	Exerting a favorable or beneficent influence. A benefic star.
beneficent	Doing or producing good. A beneficent democracy.
benevolent	(of an organization) serving a charitable rather than a profit-making purpose. A benevolent fund.
charitable	(of an organization or activity) officially recognized as devoted to the assistance of those in need. He has spent 50 000 on charitable causes.
compassionate	Share the suffering of. Heard the soft and compassionate voices of women.
eleemosynary	Relating to or dependent on charity; charitable. Eleemosynary relief.
forbearance	The action of refraining from exercising a legal right, especially enforcing the payment of a debt. His forbearance to reply was alarming.
forbearing	Patient and restrained. Seemly and forbearing yet strong enough to resist aggression.
forgiving	Providing absolution. A forgiving embrace to the naughty child.
generous	Not petty in character and mind. A generous donation.
giver	A person who gives something. Care givers.
humane	Pertaining to or concerned with the humanities. Humane methods of killing.
indulgent	Self indulgent. Indulgent parents risk spoiling their children.
lax	Of the limbs or muscles relaxed. Muscles have more potential energy when they are stretched than when they are lax.
lenient	Tolerant or lenient. In the view of the Court the sentence was too lenient.
magnanimity	Liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit. Both sides will have to show magnanimity.
magnanimous	Generous and understanding and tolerant. She should be magnanimous in victory.
merciful	Gracious (used conventionally of royalty and high nobility. Our merciful king.
mild	Mild and pleasant. A mild fever.
munificence	The quality or action of being extremely generous. We must be thankful for his munificence.
patient	A person who requires medical care. Be patient your time will come.
permissive	Allowed but not obligatory; optional. Permissive parents.
permissiveness	A disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior. The permissiveness of the 1960s.
persevering	Quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness. With persevering or patient industry she revived the failing business.
philanthropic	Generous in assistance to the poor. They receive financial support from philanthropic bodies.
redundance	The attribute of being superfluous and unneeded.
redundancy	A system design that duplicates components to provide alternatives in case one component fails. The factory s workers face redundancy.
superfluity	The state of being superfluous. They thought the garrison a superfluity.
unselfish	Not greedy. Unselfish devotion.