as in patient
accepting pains or hardships calmly or without complaint
the long-suffering parents calmly waited until the tantrum had passed
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as in patience
the capacity to endure what is difficult or disagreeable without complaining
you will need infinite long-suffering to put up with that arrogant jerk
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Recent Examples of long-suffering
Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
The hope is that Johnson, their new head coach who spent the previous three years as the Detroit Lions' offensive coordinator, will bring a new mentality and culture to the long-suffering franchise.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Third place went to the determinedly Cotswold-free Sussexes (14.4 percent), and fourth to Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan (9.7 percent), whose long-suffering neighbors in Palo Alto probably wish the couple would just go to the Cotswolds, or, really, anyplace.
—George Kalogerakis, Air Mail, 23 Aug. 2025
Manufacturing: The long-suffering sector had 544,500 workers in July — down 18,100 during the past year.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 19 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
When searching for blueprints of how that can work, most long-suffering programs will look to Indiana.
—Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
The hope is that Johnson, their new head coach who spent the previous three years as the Detroit Lions' offensive coordinator, will bring a new mentality and culture to the long-suffering franchise.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Third place went to the determinedly Cotswold-free Sussexes (14.4 percent), and fourth to Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan (9.7 percent), whose long-suffering neighbors in Palo Alto probably wish the couple would just go to the Cotswolds, or, really, anyplace.
—George Kalogerakis, Air Mail, 23 Aug. 2025
Manufacturing: The long-suffering sector had 544,500 workers in July — down 18,100 during the past year.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for long-suffering
Adjective
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Be patient, and look for available first-class spots about a week before your flight takes off.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Southern Living,
14 Sep. 2025
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There have been teams that have tried to be super patient with the split-finger.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Her patience is tested when Cliff obnoxiously tries to guess the name of her daughter — Dominique?—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Dating apps taught us that people are swipeable and replaceable, eroding the patience needed for real connections.—
Curt Steinhorst,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Just like everything old that becomes new again, this generation has claimed Ortega’s dark, stoic, intimidating, deadpan take on Wednesday as their own—perfect Halloween costume material.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
18 Sep. 2025
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Because of course, Mary is stoic.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025
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The pawrent, who uses the social media tag @dollythesassysausage, shared the unconventional tactic of tying the lead of their sausage dog, Dolly, to their sibling's dog—an obedient cocker spaniel called Cooper.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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The Golem was a powerful, obedient protector, performing tasks and defending the ghetto.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Long-suffering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long-suffering. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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