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patience
noun as in capacity, willingness to endure
Strongest matches
composure, diligence, endurance, fortitude, grit, humility, moderation, perseverance, persistence, poise, restraint, self-control, tolerance
Strong matches
backbone, bearing, calmness, constancy, cool, equanimity, forbearance, guts, gutsiness, heart, imperturbability, legs, leniency, long-suffering, longanimity, moxie, nonresistance, passiveness, passivity, resignation, serenity, starch, stoicism, submission, sufferance, toleration, yielding
Weak matches
Example Sentences
The danger is that war fatigue will overcome strategic patience.
The reader’s patience pays off, however: Soon the plot becomes more intricate and the intrigues become truly threatening.
States are primarily responsible for regulating insurance and liability, and Florida shows that tackling thorny problems can pay dividends with some political patience.
The score requires a monster orchestra with a blockbuster brass section and an audience capable of patience and goodwill.
“I do my best to have patience,” he wrote to one investor.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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