TOLERATES Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

tolerates

verb

present tense third-person singular of tolerate

as in lets

to fail to prevent (some behavior on someone's part) especially from neglect or indifference my boss simply doesn't tolerate tardiness

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as in accepts

to put up with (something painful or difficult) suffering a terrible headache, the poor woman couldn't tolerate all the noise the neighbors were making

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Recent Examples of tolerates Even if your skin generally tolerates exfoliation well, dermatologists warn that AHAs can increase sun sensitivity, making your skin more vulnerable to UV damage. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 21 Oct. 2026 Start with a small glass (about 4 ounces) and gradually increase as your body tolerates it. — Lindsey Desoto, HEALTH, 13 Oct. 2026 Scientists have long marveled at how the human body tolerates extreme heat — and what that means for our health. — Will Stone, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026 That also suggests the league accepts, or at least tolerates, the flag-heavy officiating that has come to define the early months of the season. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Vietnam's communist government tolerates little dissent and tightly controls the media. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026 Temperature and Humidity ‘Kaleidoscope’ Abelia tolerates the heat and humidity of Southern landscapes. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2026 Our criminal system deliberately places the burden on the government and tolerates the possibility that guilty people will go free rather than lower the standard required to convict. — Monu Bedi, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026 The plant tolerates pruning, but keep in mind that flowers will appear on new growth. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 6 Sep. 2026

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Forgotten Bakery also lets its customers craft their own bagel sandwiches.

— Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Stokes recommends that users turn off the option that lets Meta train its AI on conversations, and periodically review what the assistant has saved about them.

— Andrew R. Chow, Time, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of lets

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Any strategy that ignores that skepticism is unlikely to survive the next election or to be funded by the Congress that is likely to emerge from it.

— Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026
But the unbridled embrace of aquaculture as a sustainable answer to feeding the planet ignores some very real costs.

— Ian Urbina, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of ignores

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The point is to capture love and humanity that endures in the face of that extreme violence.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
The camaraderie endures even in success, and is palpable in a viral clip from June of the cast watching and then raucously celebrating as the New York Knicks pulled off an electric comeback in Game 4 of the NBA Finals.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of endures

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The restricted operations status, which the department introduced in August amid flare-ups in the war with Iran, allows embassies to reduce staffing and services without fully suspending operations.

— Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Breaking the law can trigger Boise’s nuisance abatement process, which allows city staff to come in and clear the problem, possibly billing a property owner for associated costs.

— Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of allows

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The smaller monument stands near the entrance to Marine Corps Base Quantico, close to the National Museum of the Marine Corps.

— Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Overall, two-thirds of patients did better on a frailty score that measures grip strength, chair stands, and balancing.

— Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of stands

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The federal program also permits scholarships for qualifying educational expenses that can benefit eligible public school students.

— Claudia Nachtigal, Baltimore Sun, 21 Oct. 2026
Florida law permits news-media witnesses at executions while prohibiting cameras in the observation room.

— Richard Nichols, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of permits

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What locked chats don’t do Locking a chat changes where a conversation appears and how it’s opened—not how OpenAI handles it.

— Fernanda Tronco, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Research a potential lender's track record — its Better Business Bureau rating and customer reviews can give you a sense of how a lender handles applications, payments and problems that arise after borrowing.

— Dan Avery, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

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