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Synonyms and Antonyms of tolerate

1 to fail to prevent (some behavior on someone's part) especially from neglect or indifference
  • my boss simply doesn't tolerate tardiness
Synonyms of tolerate

allow, let, permit, suffer
Words Related to tolerate

brush (aside or off), condone, disregard, ignore, overlook, shrug off, wink (at)

excuse, forgive, pardon

brook, cater (to), give in (to), humor, indulge
Phrases Synonymous with tolerate

put up with
Near Antonyms of tolerate

forbid, prohibit

curb, deter, discourage, frustrate, hold back, impede, inhibit, interfere (with)
Antonyms of tolerate

bar, block, constrain, prevent
2 to put up with (something painful or difficult)
  • suffering a terrible headache, the poor woman couldn't tolerate all the noise the neighbors were making
Synonyms of tolerate

abide, absorb, accept, bear, bide [chiefly dialect], brook, countenance, endure, go, hack, handle, meet, pocket, stand, stick out, stomach, support, sustain, sweat out, take, wear [British]
Words Related to tolerate

allow, permit, suffer, swallow

reconcile (to)

acquiesce, agree (with or to), assent (to), capitulate, consent (to), respect, submit (to), yield (to)
Phrases Synonymous with tolerate

live with, lump (it), stand for, tough out (it)
Near Antonyms of tolerate

decline, dismiss, refuse, reject, repudiate, spurn, turn down

combat, contest, fight, oppose, resist

avoid, bypass, circumvent, dodge, elude, escape, evade, miss

abstain (from), forbear, refrain (from)

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