low tolerance
Easily worn thin
Low tolerance describes a reduced capacity to endure or accept something—whether a substance, behavior, or situation.
Someone with a low tolerance for alcohol gets drunk quickly.
A low tolerance for pain means discomfort becomes unbearable sooner.
Figuratively, I have a low tolerance for bullshit signals impatience with nonsense or dishonesty.
The phrase often implies irritability or sensitivity: She has a low tolerance for noise when she's working.
- impatientUnwilling to wait
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
- irritableEasily provoked to annoyance
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
- thresholdPoint of beginning
quick to anger · pain threshold · allergy · frustration · short fuse · reactive · hypersensitive · thin-skinned · snapping · quick-tempered · on edge · overwhelmed · triggered · fussy · lactose · gluten · delicate · susceptible
- alcohol tolerancehold your liquor, lightweight, heavyweight, capacity, BAC
- toleranceforbearance, patience, understanding, empathy, forgiveness
low tolerancehigh tolerance
Ability to endure much
open-mindedness · forbearance · acceptance · permissiveness · lenience
low toleranceeasygoing
Relaxed in temperament
laid-back · permissive · patient · tolerant · accepting
low tolerancehigh tolerance
Ability to endure much
resistance · insensitivity · resilience · hardiness · immunity
lower, lowest, lowly, lowness, tolerance, tolerant, tolerate, tolerated, tolerating