Thesaurus
tolerate
verb
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>
Related Words brush (aside or off), condone, disregard, ignore, overlook, shrug off, wink (at); excuse, forgive, pardon; brook, cater (to), give in (to), humor, indulge
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 abide, absorb, accept, bide [chiefly dialect], brook, countenance, endure, go, hack, handle, meet, pocket, stand, stick out, stomach, support, sustain, sweat out, take, tolerate, wear [British]
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