Synonyms for tolerate
Definitions
- v. 1
To bear, withstand.
The elevator can tolerate up to 360 kilograms.
- v. 2
To allow or permit without explicit approval, usually if it is perceived as negative.
The party tolerated corruption within its ranks.
Related words
- Word family
- tolerability tolerable tolerance tolerant toleration
Forms
- Past participle
- tolerated
e.g. tolerated → endured, suffered, abid, beared…
Choose the right word
Suffer, in the sense of mild concession, is now becoming rare, its place being taken by allow, permit, or tolerate.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- stand I don't mind the cold, but I can't stand the heat.
- suffer The love that I suffer from is a shameful disease.
- endure They had to endure great hardship during the war.
- abide We all must abide by laws to live in any society.
- condone Claudio doesn't condone doing anything like this.
By length
- 2 letters
- go1
- 4 letters
- have1, take1, bear1, bide1
- 5 letters
- stand1, allow2, stick1, admit2, brook1, abide2
- 6 letters
- accept2, suffer2, permit2, endure2
- 7 letters
- stomach2, swallow2, undergo3, indulge2, condone2, forbear
- 8 letters
- sanction2
- 9 letters
- withstand2
- 11 letters
- countenance3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (allow2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- tolérer
- Italiano
- sopportare
- Español
- tolerar
- Deutsch
- dulden
- Català
- tolerar