tolerating

Bearing with patience

Tolerating is enduring something unpleasant or unwelcome without interference or complaint.

You might be tolerating a noisy neighbor, tolerating pain until you can see a doctor, or tolerating a relative's political views to keep peace at dinner.

The word implies acceptance without approval—you put up with what you'd rather not have: I'm tolerating the construction noise for now.

forbearance

patience

Calm during delays

leniencyMildness in punishment
clemencyMerciful treatment of offenders
mercyCompassion toward offenders

restraint · self-control · indulgence · forgiveness · compassion · grace · magnanimity · gentleness · consideration · benevolence

endurance

bearing

Posture or orientation

withstandingTolerating force or hardship
sufferingSustained experience of distress
hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances

adversity · struggle · coping · survival · resilience · perseverance · fortitude · stamina · grit · persistence

acceptance

open-mindedness

Acceptance of differing viewpoints

inclusionBeing made part
diversityState of varied elements
coexistenceSimultaneous presence together

pluralism · respect · welcoming · receptive · unprejudiced · broad-mindedness · nonjudgmental · acknowledgment · egalitarianism · permissiveness

tolerating

patience

bearing

open-mindedness

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