What is "tolerable" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does tolerable mean in English? Meaning of tolerable definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "tolerable" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "tolerable": capable of being borne or endured

Adjective

  • Meaning: capable of being borne or endured
  • Example: the climate is at least tolerable
  • Synonyms: tolerable
  • Antonyms: intolerable unbearable unendurable
  • Similar: bearable endurable resistant sufferable supportable tolerant
  • Also see: allowable permissible
  • Meaning of "tolerable": about average; acceptable

    Adjective

  • Meaning: about average; acceptable
  • Example: more than adequate as a secretary
  • Synonyms: adequate fair to middling passable tolerable
  • Similar: satisfactory
  • Adjective: Capable of being borne, tolerated or endured; bearable or endurable.Moderate in degree; mediocre; passable, acceptable or so-so.Such as to be tolerated or countenanced; permissible; allowable.In fair health; passably well.
  • Synonyms:

    satisfactory, presentable, decent, sufficient, respectable, livable, adequate, allowable, bearable, all right, average, common, endurable, fair, fair to middling, indifferent, mediocre, middling, okay, ordinary, passable, run-of-the-mill, so-so, supportable, tidy, unexceptional, unimpeachable, goodish, sufferable, sustainable, better than nothing, fairly good, not bad, unexceptionable,

    Antonyms:

    inadequate, insufficient, unacceptable, unsuitable, intolerable, unbearable, unfit, poor, unrespectable, bad,

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    tolerable in English: tolerable
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