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

Need another word that means the same as “tolerate”? Find 27 synonyms and 30 related words for “tolerate” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Tolerate” are: abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, allow, permit, authorize, sanction, condone, indulge, agree to, accede to, approve of, consume, take, eat, receive, be subjected to, withstand subjection to, be treated with

Tolerate as a Verb

Definitions of "Tolerate" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “tolerate” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Be capable of continued subjection to (a drug, toxin, or environmental condition) without adverse reaction.
• Put up with something or somebody unpleasant.
• Accept or endure (someone or something unpleasant or disliked) with forbearance.
• Allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting.
• Allow the existence, occurrence, or practice of (something that one dislikes or disagrees with) without interference.
• Have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition.
• Recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others.

Synonyms of "Tolerate" as a verb (27 Words)

abide	(of a feeling or memory) continue without fading or being lost. At least one memory will abide.
accede to	Take on duties or office.
agree to	Consent or assent to a condition or agree to do something.
allow	Allow or plan for a certain possibility concede the truth or validity of something. He stopped to allow his eyes to adjust.
approve of	Give sanction to.
authorize	Grant authorization or clearance for. The government authorized further aircraft production.
be subjected to	Be priced at.
be treated with	Have life, be alive.
bear	Put up with something or somebody unpleasant. I cannot bear his constant criticism.
brook	Put up with something or somebody unpleasant.
condone	Approve or sanction (something), especially with reluctance. She condoned her husband s occasional infidelities.
consume	Serve oneself to or consume regularly. This process consumes enormous amounts of energy.
digest	Put up with something or somebody unpleasant. I cannot digest milk products.
eat	Eat a meal take a meal. What did you eat for dinner last night.
endure	Undergo or be subjected to. The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks.
indulge	Treat with excessive indulgence. A luxury service used to indulge the chief executive.
permit	Make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen. The country is not ready to permit any rice imports.
put up	Put into a certain place or abstract location.
receive	Receive as a retribution or punishment. He received Communion and left.
sanction	Give religious sanction to such as through on oath. Foreigners in France illegally should be sent home their employers sanctioned and border controls tightened up.
stand	Have or maintain a position or stand on an issue. The law stands.
stick out	Fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something.
stomach	Put up with something or somebody unpleasant. If you cannot stomach orange juice try apple juice.
suffer	Undergo or suffer. He suffered the penalty.
support	Support materially or financially. The scholarship supported me when I was in college.
take	Take something or somebody with oneself somewhere. I ll take you to your room.
withstand subjection to	Stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something.

Usage Examples of "Tolerate" as a verb

• We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital.
• He learned to tolerate the heat.
• The patient does not tolerate the anti-inflammatory drugs we gave him.
• Lichens grow in conditions that no other plants tolerate.
• A regime unwilling to tolerate dissent.
• We must tolerate the religions of others.
• How was it that she could tolerate such noise?

Associations of "Tolerate" (30 Words)

acceptance	Willingness to tolerate a difficult situation. Charges involving the acceptance of bribes.
bear	Have on one’s person. I cannot bear his constant criticism.
bearable	Capable of being borne though unpleasant. Things to make life in the tropics more bearable.
bedridden	Confined to bed by sickness or old age.
dialysis	The clinical purification of blood by dialysis as a substitute for the normal function of the kidney.
endurable	Able to be endured; bearable. My journey was long but endurable.
endurance	The capacity of something to last or to withstand wear and tear. The annual 24 hour endurance race.
endure	Last and be usable. These cities have endured through time.
forbear	Refrain from doing or using (something. He modestly forbears to include his own work.
forbearance	Patient self-control; restraint and tolerance. His forbearance to reply was alarming.
fortitude	Strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage. She endured her illness with great fortitude.
largesse	A gift or money given (as for service or out of benevolence); usually given ostentatiously. The distribution of largesse to the local population.
patience	The capacity to accept or tolerate delay, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious. You can find bargains if you have the patience to sift through the rubbish.
patient	A person receiving or registered to receive medical treatment. Please be patient.
patiently	With patience; in a patient manner. The assembled hordes waited patiently to get in.
permissible	That may be permitted especially as according to rule. Permissible behavior in school.
perseverance	The act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior. His perseverance with the technique illustrates his single mindedness.
persevere	Be persistent, refuse to stop. His family persevered with his treatment.
persevering	Quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness. With persevering or patient industry she revived the failing business.
persist	Be persistent refuse to stop. If the symptoms persist for more than a few days then contact your doctor.
persistence	The property of a continuous and connected period of time. Cardiff s persistence was rewarded with a try.
stand	Withstand an experience or test without being damaged. Sergeant Harris took the stand.
sufferance	The condition of the holder of an estate who continues to hold it after the title has ceased, without the express permission of the owner. An estate at sufferance.
tolerable	About average; acceptable. The climate is at least tolerable.
tolerance	The act of tolerating something. The body s tolerance to Ecstasy builds up very quickly.
toleration	Official recognition of the right of individuals to hold dissenting opinions (especially in religion. All people should practice toleration and live together in peace.
tribulation	An annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event. His time of tribulation was just beginning.
undergo	Pass through. The chemical undergoes a sudden change.
wait	The act of waiting remaining inactive in one place while expecting something. He is waiting to be drafted.
withstand	Offer strong resistance or opposition to. The structure had been designed to withstand winds of more than 100 mph.