Synonyms of tolerant
16 similar words · 18 opposite words
Another word for tolerant is open-minded. Other synonyms of tolerant are broad-minded, liberal, catholic, open-handed and lenient. The opposite of tolerant is intolerant.
Synonyms and similar words for tolerant
adjectiveTending to permit, allow, understand, or accept something.
- forbearingCharacterized by patience and indulgence; long-suffering.
- lenientLax; not strict; tolerant of dissent or deviation.
- open-mindedWilling to consider new and different concepts, ideas, or opinions.
- avuncularKind, genial, benevolent, or tolerant.
- broad-mindedHaving an open mind; tolerant of diversity; with broad views on different issues.
- catholicAll-embracing.
- indulgentDisposed or prone to indulge, humor, gratify, or yield to one's own or another's desires, etc., or to be compliant...
- latitudinarianTolerant, especially of other people's religious views.
- laissez faireAvoiding interference in other people's affairs; choosing to live and let live.
- liberalWidely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions or conventions; permissive.
- open-handedFrank, honest, and tolerant.
- permissiblePermissive.
- permissiveGiving permission, or predisposed to give it; lenient.
- sufferableAble to suffer, endure, or tolerate.
adjectiveTending to withstand or survive.
- resistantWhich is not affected or overcome by a disease, drug, chemical or atmospheric agent, extreme of temperature, etc.
adjectiveMore synonyms
- patient obsoletePhysically able to suffer or bear.
Opposite of tolerant
adjectiveTending to permit, allow, understand, or accept something.
- close-mindedUnreceptive to new ideas or information; stubbornly set in one's ways.
- intolerantNot tolerant; close-minded about new or different ideas; indisposed to tolerate contrary opinions or beliefs; impatient...
- strict
- antiliberalOpposing liberalism.
- biased
- bigotedHaving the characteristics of a bigot; strongly prejudiced; forming negative opinions about others without just cause.
- closed-minded
- illiberal
- jaundiced
- narrow-minded
- prejudicedHaving prejudices.
- sectarian
adjectiveTending to withstand or survive.
adjectiveMore antonyms
- brittlePoorly error- or fault-tolerant; having little in the way of redundancy or defense in depth; susceptible to...
- nonresistantNot resistant.
- nontolerantNot tolerant.
- unresistantNot resistant.
- weak
Meaning of tolerant
- adjective Tending to permit, allow, understand, or accept something.
- adjective Tending to withstand or survive.
- noun One who or that which tolerates something, especially a biological species.
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Questions about synonyms of tolerant
- What is another word for tolerant?
- Tolerant has 16 synonyms on Word.ws, such as open-minded, broad-minded, liberal, catholic, open-handed, lenient, indulgent and permissive.
- What is the opposite of tolerant?
- The opposite of tolerant is intolerant. Other antonyms of tolerant are brittle, close-minded, bigoted and prejudiced.
- What does tolerant mean?
- Tolerant means tending to permit, allow, understand, or accept something.
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