long-suffering
Bearing burdens uncomplainingly
Long-suffering describes patient endurance of hardship, provocation, or annoyance over an extended period.
A long-suffering spouse tolerates a partner's flaws year after year.
A long-suffering fan keeps supporting a team that never wins.
The word often carries a note of sympathy or admiration for someone who bears their burden without complaint.
Patient self-control, delayed enforcement
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- leniencyMildness in punishment
- clemencyMerciful treatment of offenders
mercy · self-control · restraint · composure · meekness · gentleness · mildness · lenience
State of great distress
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- adversitySevere difficulty or suffering
- misfortuneAdverse circumstance or event
- anguishIntense mental suffering
grief · sorrow · distress · torment · travail · misery · heartache · burden
Uncomplaining acceptance of difficulty
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- equanimityUnshakable mental steadiness
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
dignity · composure · serenity · imperturbability · sangfroid · aplomb · unflappability · calmness
forbearance
Patient self-control, delayed enforcement
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- leniencyMildness in punishment
clemency · mercy · self-control · restraint · composure · meekness · gentleness · mildness · lenience · indulgence
tribulation
State of great distress
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- adversitySevere difficulty or suffering
- misfortuneAdverse circumstance or event
anguish · grief · sorrow · distress · torment · travail · misery · heartache · burden · trial
stoicism
Uncomplaining acceptance of difficulty
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- equanimityUnshakable mental steadiness
grace · dignity · composure · serenity · imperturbability · sangfroid · aplomb · unflappability · calmness · bearing
- resilienceresilience, grit, bounce back, bouncing back, robustness
- self-controlself-control, restraint, willpower, composure, moderation
- divine mercydivine compassion, divine grace, mercy seat, lovingkindness, loving kindness
- forbearancepatience, restraint, self-control, leniency, clemency
- benevolencealtruism, benevolence, charity work, generosity, giving
- fortitudefortitude, mental fortitude, grit, resolve, tenacity
long-sufferingimpatient
Unwilling to wait
short-tempered · quick-tempered · irritable · intolerant · hot-tempered
long-sufferingcomplaining
Expressing discontent verbally
kvetching · kvetchy · protesting · whining · grumbling
long-sufferingdefiant
Openly resisting control
rebellious · recalcitrant · insubordinate · defiance · resistant