tolerable Synonyms
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Strongest:
- horrible
- horrid
- unfortunate
- unendurable
- awful
- dire
- cruel
- terrible
- appalling
- horrendous
- painful
- insupportable
- unfortunate
- insupportable
- wretched
- dreadful
- horrendous
- dire
- horrible
- intolerable
- terrible
- appalling
- bad
- harsh
- unbearable
- unacceptable
- intolerable
- ghastly
- bad
- unendurable
- vile
- harsh
- vile
- dreadful
- frightful
- unacceptable
- insufferable
- frightful
- horrid
- unbearable
- wretched
- ghastly
- hideous
- hideous
- painful
- insufferable
- cruel
- awful
Strong:
- repulsive
- shocking
- agonizing
- deplorable
- unsupportable
- grisly
- disgusting
- repulsive
- acute
- gruesome
- torturous
- extreme
- repugnant
- obnoxious
- horrifying
- acute
- grisly
- abhorrent
- excruciating
- lurid
- nightmarish
- deplorable
- shocking
- nasty
- harrowing
- disgusting
- intense
- repugnant
- nasty
- distasteful
- distasteful
- unsupportable
- obnoxious
- vicious
- gruesome
- lurid
- extreme
- offensive
- macabre
- monstrous
- loathsome
- intense
- torturous
- harrowing
- abhorrent
- rotten
- excruciating
- agonizing
- horrifying
- rotten
- macabre
- vicious
- loathsome
- monstrous
- offensive
- nightmarish
Weak:
tolerable Meaning
tolerable (a)
capable of being borne or endured
tolerable (s)
about average; acceptable
tolerable (a.)
Capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally.
Moderately good or agreeable; not contemptible; not very excellent or pleasing, but such as can be borne or received without disgust, resentment, or opposition; passable; as, a tolerable administration; a tolerable entertainment; a tolerable translation.
tolerable Sentence Examples
- Despite the occasional noise, the apartment was tolerable for living.
- The humid weather was just tolerable, but it became unbearable after a few hours.
- The pain in my leg was tolerable with the medication, but it still lingered.
- The movie was tolerable, but the plot was unoriginal and the acting was mediocre.
- The traffic jam was tolerable as long as I had music to listen to.
- The smell of the garbage was tolerable from a distance, but unbearable when I got closer.
- The boss's temper was tolerable most days, but there were times when it became unbearable.
- The situation was tolerable for the moment, but it was clear that it could escalate quickly.
- The noise from the construction site was tolerable during the day, but it was maddening at night.
- The food was tolerable, but it was far from exceptional.
FAQs About the word tolerable
capable of being borne or endured, about average; acceptableCapable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally., Moderately good or a
bearable, sufferable, sustainable,endurable, supportable, survivable,acceptable, reasonable, satisfactory, permissible
horrible, horrid, unfortunate, unendurable, awful, dire, cruel, terrible, appalling, horrendous
Despite the occasional noise, the apartment was tolerable for living.
The humid weather was just tolerable, but it became unbearable after a few hours.
The pain in my leg was tolerable with the medication, but it still lingered.
The movie was tolerable, but the plot was unoriginal and the acting was mediocre.
