tolerantly
With patient acceptance
Tolerantly describes doing something with patience and acceptance toward what might otherwise annoy or provoke.
A parent tolerantly watches a child make a mess while learning to eat.
A teacher tolerantly answers the same question for the fifth time.
The word suggests forbearance—allowing something you could reasonably object to.
With mercy shown
- mercifullyWith compassion or relief
- indulgentlyWith excessive tolerance
- clementlyWith merciful mildness
- permissivelyIn an allowing manner
gently · softly · mildly · benignly · forbearingly · soft-heartedly · kindly · understandingly
With willingness to consider
- inclusivelyEncompassing all members
- respectfullyIn a deferential way
- broad-mindedlyWith receptive, unprejudiced attitude
- receptivelyIn an accepting way
welcomingly · pluralistically · harmoniously · amicably · non-judgmentally · liberally · equitably · fair-mindedly
In a tranquil manner
- composedlyIn unruffled fashion
- unflappablyWith steady composure
- serenelyIn a calm manner
- stoicallyWith unemotional endurance
uncomplainingly · imperturbably · placidly · tranquilly · peacefully · quietly · resignedly · phlegmatically
With continued effort despite difficulty
- resilientlyWith ability to recover
- steadfastlyWith unyielding commitment
- tenaciouslyWith stubborn persistence
- persistentlyIn an unrelenting manner
uncomplainingly · sturdily · hardily · robustly · unflinchingly · unfailingly · gamely · grittily
forgivingly
With mercy shown
- mercifullyWith compassion or relief
- indulgentlyWith excessive tolerance
- clementlyWith merciful mildness
permissively · gently · softly · mildly · benignly · forbearingly · soft-heartedly · kindly · understandingly · compassionately
open-mindedly
With willingness to consider
- inclusivelyEncompassing all members
- respectfullyIn a deferential way
- broad-mindedlyWith receptive, unprejudiced attitude
receptively · welcomingly · pluralistically · harmoniously · amicably · non-judgmentally · liberally · equitably · fair-mindedly · impartially
calmly
In a tranquil manner
- composedlyIn unruffled fashion
- unflappablyWith steady composure
- serenelyIn a calm manner
stoically · uncomplainingly · imperturbably · placidly · tranquilly · peacefully · quietly · resignedly · phlegmatically · coolly
perseveringly
With continued effort despite difficulty
- resilientlyWith ability to recover
- steadfastlyWith unyielding commitment
- tenaciouslyWith stubborn persistence
persistently · uncomplainingly · sturdily · hardily · robustly · unflinchingly · unfailingly · gamely · grittily · doggedly
tolerantlyintolerantly
Without accepting differences
narrow-mindedly · prejudicially · fanatically · closed-mindedly · illiberally
tolerantlyharshly
In severe manner
roughly · oppressively · severely · cruelly · brutally
tolerantlyjudgmentally
In a disapproving manner
censoriously · disapprovingly · condemningly · critically · reproachfully
- drought tolerantAble to survive dryness
- salt-tolerant plantsVegetation surviving high salinity
- heat tolerantResistant to high temperatures
- drought-tolerant plantsVegetation surviving water scarcity