tolerated
Allowed to continue
Tolerated is the past tense of tolerate, meaning to allow or endure something without interference, even if you dislike or disapprove of it.
The noise was tolerated but not welcomed.
To be tolerated often implies grudging acceptance rather than genuine welcome—you're permitted to exist but not embraced: She felt merely tolerated at family gatherings.
Successfully opposed or survived
- bornePast participle of carry
- sufferedUnderwent pain or hardship
- weatheredEroded by exposure
- sustainedKept up continuously
survived · stomached · abided · stood · taken · handled · coped · managed
Granted permission to proceed
- sanctionedFormally approved or penalized
- authorizedGiven official permission
- approvedOfficially accepted or permitted
- legalPermitted by statute
lawful · permissible · legitimate · licensed · consented · granted · admissible · condoned
Received with pleasure
- embracedHeld someone warmly
- acknowledgedAccepted as true
- recognizedPerceived as familiar
- includedMade part of
admitted · received · accommodated · integrated · assimilated · incorporated · mainstreamed · normalized
With obvious unwillingness
- unwillinglyWithout wanting to
- resentfullyWith bitter indignation
- grudginglyWith reluctant compliance
- disapprovinglyExpressing negative judgment
coldly · barely · minimally · conditionally · provisionally · sufferance · disdain · displeasure
withstood
Successfully opposed or survived
sustained · survived · stomached · abided · stood · taken · handled · coped · managed · lived with
allowed
Granted permission to proceed
- sanctionedFormally approved or penalized
- authorizedGiven official permission
- approvedOfficially accepted or permitted
legal · lawful · permissible · legitimate · licensed · consented · granted · admissible · condoned · excused
welcomed
Received with pleasure
- embracedHeld someone warmly
- acknowledgedAccepted as true
- recognizedPerceived as familiar
included · admitted · received · accommodated · integrated · assimilated · incorporated · mainstreamed · normalized · legitimized
reluctantly
With obvious unwillingness
- unwillinglyWithout wanting to
- resentfullyWith bitter indignation
- grudginglyWith reluctant compliance
disapprovingly · coldly · barely · minimally · conditionally · provisionally · sufferance · disdain · displeasure · distaste
- enduredsurvived, endured, weathered, withstood, suffered
- legitimacylegal, validity, legitimate, lawfulness, lawful
toleratedbanned
Officially disallowed
prohibited · forbidden · barred · disallowed · outlawed
- religious tolerationPermitting varied faiths coexist