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English adjective: forbearing

1. forbearing showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment


SamplesSeemly and forbearing...yet strong enough to resist aggression.
Was longanimous in the face of suffering.


Synonymslonganimous


Similarpatient


Antonymsimpatient









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