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tolerable

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Widespread harassment would not be seen as a tolerable price women have to pay, but as an unacceptable sign of failure.

I think the questions of will they have side effects, will the vaccine be tolerable to children, and do we need to use a smaller dose in young kids, are the biggest things.

From Time

An amateur can make a tolerable igloo if they are good with their hands and have a sense of geometry, but they’ll never make an igloo like one made by someone who practices these skills regularly.

Sunshine is in abundance and winds are light, making highs in the mid- to upper 50s tolerable.

Luckily, I do at least have something that mitigates the situation to the level of tolerable.

From Eater

Yes, I was still sick, but it made everything just a little more tolerable, and every little bit helps in that position.

All that would be tolerable if he were an arrogant jerk, or just plain dumb.

What is typically omitted from this story for the sake of a tolerable holiday celebration is a little historical context.

Will Ferrell, in all his green-suited glory, and a tolerable Zooey Deschanel changed our lives ten years ago.

At a pitch I could be a tolerable road-sweeper or an inefficient gardener or even a tenth-rate farm hand.

An' I'm here t' declare that it's plumb foolish t' mix things with that layout till we can see t' shoot tolerable straight.

In a few minutes, a smart little man, speaking tolerable French, came and told me the government desired my company.

The actors are very bad as such, and little better as singers; but the orchestra is very tolerable.

Three sides are modern: the fourth contains the handsome chapel of the very reverend fathers, and a few tolerable apartments.

I hear from Zara a very tolerable account; but my proposed visit was respectfully declined.

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On this page you'll find 80 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to tolerable, such as: adequate, allowable, bearable, decent, livable, and presentable.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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