tolerator

One who permits

A tolerator is someone who tolerates—who puts up with something without actively approving or endorsing it.

The word emphasizes passive acceptance rather than enthusiasm: He's not a supporter of the policy, just a tolerator.

Less common than the verb it derives from, tolerator appears when writers need to distinguish those who merely allow something from those who embrace it.

forbearance

patience

Calm during delays

composure · equanimity · stoicism · long-suffering · sufferance · resignation · indulgence · leniency · clemency · mercy

acceptance

inclusion

Being made part

coexistence · empathy · understanding · respect · nonjudgmental · welcoming · acknowledgment · recognition · harmony · integration

person

ally

Supportive partner

mediator · diplomat · reconciler · harmonizer · facilitator · moderate · liberal · progressive · pluralist · bridge-builder

Opposites
acceptance of difference

toleratorbigot

Intolerant, prejudiced person

persecutor · intolerant · supremacist · xenophobe · segregationist

active response to disagreement

toleratorpersecutor

One who harasses relentlessly

oppressor · suppressor · inquisitor · repressor · tyrant

Phrases
Family

tolerate, tolerated, tolerating, tolerates, toleration, tolerators, tolerations

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G