Tolerable — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

Tolerable (adjective) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

1. capable of being endured

   "stubbing your toe is at least a more tolerable pain than breaking your foot"

   similar: bearable, endurable, sufferable, supportable, sustainable
   related: livable, survivable, acceptable, adequate, admissible, allowable, permissible, reasonable, satisfactory
   opposite: insufferable, insupportable, intolerable, unbearable, unendurable, unsupportable
   near: agonizing, appalling, awful, bad, cruel, dire, dreadful, excruciating, frightful, ghastly, grisly, gruesome, harrowing, harsh, hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrid, horrifying, lurid, macabre, monstrous, nasty, nightmarish, painful, rotten, shocking, terrible, tormenting, torturous, unfortunate, vicious, vile, wretched, unacceptable, acute, extreme, intense, piercing, abhorrent, deplorable, disgusting, distasteful, loathsome, nauseating, obnoxious, offensive, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, sickening, abominable, evil, foul, heinous, noxious, odious, unspeakable

2. of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards

   "the accommodations are tolerable though not exactly luxurious"

   similar: acceptable, adequate, all right, decent, fairish, fine, good, OK, passable, respectable, satisfactory, serviceable, up to snuff
   related: agreeable, bearable, endurable, sufferable, average, fair, indifferent, mediocre, middling, minimal, common, ordinary, run-of-the-mill, run-of-the-mine, second-rate, so-so, standard, unexceptional, appropriate, correct, due, fitting, meet, proper, right, seemly, suitable, useful, worthy, gratifying, satisfying
   opposite: deficient, inadequate, insufficient, lacking, unacceptable, unsatisfactory, wanting
   near: disagreeable, disreputable, improper, indecent, objectionable, unfit, unsuitable, unworthy, useless, wrong, bad, cheap, defective, faulty, imperfect, incomplete, lamentable, pitiful, shoddy, dissatisfying, insufficient, meager, mean, miserly, poor, scanty, shabby, short, skimpy, spare, stingy, insufferable, intolerable, unbearable, unendurable, atrocious, execrable, miserable, vile, wretched, exceptional, exquisite, extreme, fancy, first-class, high-grade, matchless, maximized, maximum, optimal, optimum, peerless, preeminent, premium, special, supreme, unmatched, unparalleled, A1, bang-up, banner, boss (slang), capital, classic, crackerjack, dandy, divine, fabulous, first-rate, grand, great, groovy, heavenly, jim-dandy, keen, marvelous, neat, nifty, noble, par excellence, prime, sensational, splendid, stellar, sterling, superb, superior, superlative, supernal, swell, terrific, tip-top, top, top-notch, unsurpassed, wonderful