All forbearant synonyms

adjective forbearant

• obeisant — a movement of the body expressing deep respect or deferential courtesy, as before a superior; a bow, curtsy, or other similar gesture.
• forgiving — disposed to forgive; indicating forgiveness: a forgiving soul; a forgiving smile.
• good-humored — having or showing a pleasant, amiable mood: a good-humored man; a good-humored remark.
• good-natured — having or showing a pleasant, kindly disposition; amiable: a warm, good-natured person.
• good-tempered — good-natured; amiable.
• humane — characterized by tenderness, compassion, and sympathy for people and animals, especially for the suffering or distressed: humane treatment of prisoners.
• indulgent — characterized by or showing indulgence; benignly lenient or permissive: an indulgent parent.
• insipid — without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid: an insipid personality.
• jejune — without interest or significance; dull; insipid: a jejune novel.
• kind — of a good or benevolent nature or disposition, as a person: a kind and loving person.
• lenient — agreeably tolerant; permissive; indulgent: He tended to be lenient toward the children. More lenient laws encouraged greater freedom of expression.
• meek — humbly patient or docile, as under provocation from others.
• merciful — full of mercy; characterized by, expressing, or showing mercy; compassionate: a merciful God.
• forbearing — to refrain or abstain from; desist from.
• obliging — willing or eager to do favors, offer one's services, etc.; accommodating: The clerk was most obliging.
• pacific — tending to make or preserve peace; conciliatory: pacific overtures.
• patient — a person who is under medical care or treatment.
• peaceable — inclined or disposed to avoid strife or dissension; not argumentative or hostile: a peaceable person; a peaceable disposition.
• placid — pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed: placid waters.
• serene — calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled: a serene landscape; serene old age.
• spiritless — without spirit.
• submissive — inclined or ready to submit or yield to the authority of another; unresistingly or humbly obedient: submissive servants.
• subservient — serving or acting in a subordinate capacity; subordinate.
• tender — soft or delicate in substance; not hard or tough: a tender steak.
• unassuming — modest; unpretentious.
• vapid — lacking or having lost life, sharpness, or flavor; insipid; flat: vapid tea.
• warm — having or giving out a moderate degree of heat, as perceived by the senses: a warm bath.
• balmy — Balmy weather is fairly warm and pleasant.
• bland — If you describe someone or something as bland, you mean that they are rather dull and unexciting.
• calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
• gentle — kindly; amiable: a gentle manner.
• mellow — soft, sweet, and full-flavored from ripeness, as fruit.
• moderate — kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
• smooth — free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.
• soft — yielding readily to touch or pressure; easily penetrated, divided, or changed in shape; not hard or stiff: a soft pillow.
• subdued — quiet; inhibited; repressed; controlled: After the argument he was much more subdued.
• tame — changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated: a tame bear.
• temperate — moderate or self-restrained; not extreme in opinion, statement, etc.: a temperate response to an insulting challenge.
• tranquil — free from commotion or tumult; peaceful; quiet; calm: a tranquil country place.
• easygoing — going easily, as a horse.
• amiable — Someone who is amiable is friendly and pleasant to be with.
• clement — Clement weather is pleasantly mild and dry.
• compassionate — If you describe someone or something as compassionate, you mean that they feel or show pity, sympathy, and understanding for people who are suffering.
• complaisant — If you are complaisant, you are willing to accept what other people are doing without complaining.
• deferential — Someone who is deferential is polite and respectful towards someone else.
• docile — easily managed or handled; tractable: a docile horse.
• dull — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
• easy — not hard or difficult; requiring no great labor or effort: a book that is easy to read; an easy victory.
• equable — (of a person) not easily disturbed or angered; calm and even-tempered.
• feeble — physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail.