English adjective: tolerable | |||
| 1. | tolerable capable of being borne or endured | ||
| Samples | The climate is at least tolerable. | ||
| Similar | bearable, endurable, resistant, sufferable, supportable, tolerant | ||
| See also | allowable, permissible | ||
| Antonyms | intolerable, unbearable, unendurable | ||
| 2. | tolerable about average; acceptable | ||
| Samples | More than adequate as a secretary. | ||
| Synonyms | adequate, fair to middling, passable | ||
| Similar | satisfactory | ||
| Antonyms | unsatisfactory | ||