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What is another word for Forbearing? – 178 Forbearing Synonyms

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    Synonyms & Similar Words

    tolerant patient lenient gentle mild moderate restrained self-controlled calm composed serene peaceful quiet still soft kind benevolent charitable generous humane merciful clement forgiving indulgent permissive complacent acquiescent resigned uncomplaining stoic long-suffering persevering enduring suffering accepting meek humble submissive yielding accommodating conciliatory appeasing placating propitiating soothing pacifying tranquilizing cooling tempering mitigating

    Meaning of Forbearing

    The primary meaning of the word "forbearing" is showing patience and self-control in the face of provocation or difficulty.

    Definitions

    • Refraining from enforcing a right or claim, especially a debt
    • Showing patience and self-control in the face of provocation or difficulty
    • Abstaining from something, especially an action or reaction

    Etymology of Forbearing

    The word "forbearing" has its roots in Old English "forberan", which means "to endure patiently" or "to tolerate"
    It is derived from "for-" (meaning "before" or "in front of") and "beran" (meaning "to bear" or "to endure")
    Historically, the word has been used to describe a range of behaviors, from patience and self-control to tolerance and leniency

    Example Uses

    • The company was forbearing with its debtors, giving them extra time to pay
    • She was forbearing in the face of her critics, refusing to respond to their attacks
    • The government was forbearing in its dealings with the opposition, seeking to find common ground

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    intolerant impatient strict harsh severe unyielding inflexible rigid uncompromising unrelenting merciless unforgiving vindictive punitive disciplinary corrective castigating chastising reproving reprimanding scolding castigatory condemnatory disparaging disapproving critical censorious denunciatory

    Related Nouns

    patience tolerance leniency gentleness mildness moderation restraint self-control calmness serenity peacefulness quiet stillness kindness benevolence charity generosity humanity mercy clemency forgiveness indulgence permissiveness complacency acquiescence resignation stoicism long-suffering perseverance endurance acceptance meekness humility submissiveness

    Related Verbs

    to tolerate to endure to bear to suffer to accept to submit to yield to accommodate to conciliate to appease to placate to propitiate to soothe to pacify to tranquilize to cool to temper to mitigate to forbear to refrain to abstain to desist to cease to stop to calm to serene to quiet to still

    Related Adjectives

    patient tolerant lenient gentle mild moderate restrained self-controlled calm composed serene peaceful quiet still soft kind benevolent charitable generous humane merciful clement forgiving indulgent permissive complacent acquiescent resigned stoic long-suffering persevering enduring accepting meek humble submissive yielding accommodating