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Tolerant vs Supportive - What's the difference?

tolerant | supportive |

As adjectives the difference between tolerant and supportive

is that tolerant is tending to permit, allow, understand, or accept something while supportive is providing support.

tolerant

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • tending to permit, allow, understand, or accept something
    • He's pretty tolerant of different political views, but don't ask him about religion.
  • tending to withstand or survive
    • These plants are tolerant of drought and sunlight.

    Related terms

    * tolerability * tolerable * tolerance * tolerate * toleration

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    supportive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Providing support.
    • I had a very supportive coach who helped me.

    Antonyms

    * unsupportive