tolerable
adjective
tol·er·a·ble
ˈtä-lə-rə-bəl 
ˈtäl-rə-;
ˈtä-lər-bəl
1
: capable of being borne or endured
tolerable pain
2
: moderately good or agreeable : passable
a tolerable singing voice
Examples of tolerable in a Sentence
The heat was tolerable for only a short time.
stubbing your toe is at least a more tolerable pain than breaking your foot
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The Food and Nutrition Board has not established a tolerable upper limit (TUL) for folate in foods, as there have not been reports of adverse events from excess folate.1 A TUL refers to the highest daily amount of a nutrient that can be safely consumed by a healthy individual.
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Jennifer Lefton, Ms, Rd/n, Cnsc, Fand, Verywell Health, 7 Apr. 2025
But there are some breeds known for being more tolerable for people with allergies.
—Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Image All this would be tolerable if the dancing were better.
—Brian Seibert, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Still, Trump’s current rapprochement with Moscow is unlikely to produce an agreement that is tolerable to Ukrainians.
—Janina Dill, Foreign Affairs, 26 Feb. 2025
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Jennifer Lefton, Ms, Rd/n, Cnsc, Fand, Verywell Health, 7 Apr. 2025
But there are some breeds known for being more tolerable for people with allergies.
—Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Image All this would be tolerable if the dancing were better.
—Brian Seibert, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Still, Trump’s current rapprochement with Moscow is unlikely to produce an agreement that is tolerable to Ukrainians.
—Janina Dill, Foreign Affairs, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tolerable
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“Tolerable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tolerable. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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