Forbearance
What it means
Patient self-control when facing annoyance or difficulty.
Reach for it when praising patient self-control in the face of provocation or difficulty
His forbearance kept the crowded meeting respectful and useful.
Words to choose between 6
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everyday
Fits when management of one's reaction deserves direct praise
Careful Self-control can be cold and says nothing about patience toward others.
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warm
Fits when calm waiting is the main virtue
Careful Patience need not involve resisting anger or retaliation.
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professional
Fits when an impulse is deliberately controlled
Careful Restraint can be externally imposed and lacks patient goodwill.
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professional
Fits when difference or discomfort is endured
Careful Tolerance may stop at endurance without forgiveness.
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formal
Fits when a person with authority chooses a milder response
Careful Leniency concerns penalties, not endurance of annoyance.
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literary
long-suffering
Fits when prolonged difficulty is borne without complaint
Careful Long-suffering suggests hardship and can romanticize mistreatment.
Opposites 3
- impatience
- retaliation
- intolerance
Common phrases 3
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show forbearance
The chair continued to show forbearance during repeated interruptions.
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remarkable forbearance
She answered the accusation with remarkable forbearance.
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exercise forbearance
Both neighbors agreed to exercise forbearance while repairs continued.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Naomi Persephone Amethyst, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Updated