tolerant

[tol-er-uhnt] / ˈtɒl ər ənt /

ADJECTIVE

open-minded, easygoing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

forgiving humane lenient liberal permissive progressive receptive sympathetic

WEAK

advanced benevolent big broad broad-minded catholic charitable clement complaisant condoning easy on easy with excusing fair forbearing free and easy indulgent kindhearted lax long-suffering magnanimous merciful patient radical soft sophisticated understanding unprejudiced wide

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conservative intolerant mean merciless unfriendly unsympathetic

WEAK

biased disapproving narrow-minded prejudiced

Example Sentences

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"In Britain, we are reasonable, tolerant people," he added ahead of a meeting with Nowak's family at his official Downing Street residence.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Being bilingual can make you more tolerant and compassionate and broaden your perspective.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

One question will be asked – will foreign referees at a World Cup be as tolerant of the physical exchanges in the penalty area that often go unpunished in the Premier League?

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

They were sympathetic to the concept—this was a liberal neighborhood, after all—and they were trying to be tolerant.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Well, out of all of those thousands and thousands of friendly, cordial, or just plain tolerant replies Claire might give me, I could only think of three.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

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