tolerators

Those who allow

Tolerators are people who tolerate—those who put up with something they find unpleasant or objectionable without interfering.

The word often carries a hint of judgment, distinguishing those who merely endure from those who actively embrace: The tolerators of his behavior enabled it to continue.

In ecology, tolerators are organisms that survive environmental stresses others cannot withstand.

acceptance

permissiveness

Tolerance of behavior others forbid

liberality · indulgence · allowance · accommodation · receptiveness · latitude · flexibility · lenience · understanding · acquiescence

patience

composure

Emotional self-control

restraint · long-suffering · imperturbability · unflappability · coolness · poise · calm · serenity · placidity · forbearing

endurance

resilience

Capacity to recover quickly

tenacity · hardiness · toughness · grit · persistence · steadfastness · durability · withstanding · bearing · survival

Opposites
acceptance vs. resistance

toleratorsresisters

Those who actively oppose

opposers · fighters · objectors · protesters · rejecters

patience vs. complaint

toleratorscomplainers

People who express discontent

whiners · gripers · grumblers · moaners · kvetchers

permissiveness vs. prohibition

toleratorspersecutors

Those who cruelly harass

forbidders · oppressors · bigots · intolerants · discriminators

Family

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