TOLERANT Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word tolerant. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for TOLERANT
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| accepting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • tolerating without protest | ||||||
| accommodative | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation adjective satellite • willing to adjust to differences in order to obtain agreement • tending to reconcile or accommodate; bringing into harmony | ||||||
| broad-minded | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • incapable of being shocked • inclined to respect views and beliefs that differ from your own | ||||||
| charitable | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • relating to or characterized by charity • full of love and generosity adjective satellite • showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity | ||||||
| flexible | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • capable of being changed • able to flex; able to bend easily • making or willing to make concessions adjective satellite • able to adjust readily to different conditions • bending and snapping back readily without breaking | ||||||
| forbearing | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment | ||||||
| inclusive | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • including much or everything; and especially including stated limits | ||||||
| indulgent | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone adjective satellite • tolerant or lenient • being favorably inclined | ||||||
| lenient | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • tolerant or lenient • not strict • characterized by tolerance and mercy | ||||||
| magnanimous | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • noble and generous in spirit • generous and understanding and tolerant | ||||||
| open-minded | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • ready to entertain new ideas | ||||||
| patient | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance noun • a person who requires medical care • the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause | ||||||
| permissive | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not preventive • granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline | ||||||
| receptive | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • ready or willing to receive favorably adjective satellite • open to arguments, ideas, or change • of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system • able to absorb liquid (not repellent) | ||||||
| understanding | nounn | |||||
noun • the cognitive condition of someone who understands • the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises • an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion • the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination adjective satellite • characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy | ||||||
| broad | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other noun • slang term for a woman adjective satellite • broad in scope or content • not detailed or specific • lacking subtlety; obvious • being at a peak or culminating point • very large in expanse or scope • (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional • showing or characterized by broad-mindedness | ||||||
| kind | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior noun • a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality adjective satellite • agreeable, conducive to comfort • tolerant and forgiving under provocation | ||||||
| large-minded | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • showing or characterized by broad-mindedness | ||||||
| liberal | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition noun • a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties • a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets adjective satellite • showing or characterized by broad-mindedness • having political or social views favoring reform and progress • given or giving freely • not literal | ||||||
| resistant | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection) • able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress • impervious to being affected • disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority • incapable of absorbing or mixing with | ||||||