TOLERANT Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word tolerant. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words 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 | ||||||||