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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Mom took back the house the minute the temps hit tolerable levels and the sun began peeking out.
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2025
Remember that the tolerable upper intake level (UL) of magnesium from supplements for adults is 350 mg.
—Megan Nunn, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 10 Mar. 2025
Musk’s position in the White House might teach us that disruption is more tolerable in our social networks than in our Social Security checks.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 12 Feb. 2025
What to watch: This is still a massive market with a number of drug candidates under development that could make these drugs easier, cheaper and more tolerable to use.
—Tina Reed, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2025
Remember that the tolerable upper intake level (UL) of magnesium from supplements for adults is 350 mg.
—Megan Nunn, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 10 Mar. 2025
Musk’s position in the White House might teach us that disruption is more tolerable in our social networks than in our Social Security checks.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 12 Feb. 2025
What to watch: This is still a massive market with a number of drug candidates under development that could make these drugs easier, cheaper and more tolerable to use.
—Tina Reed, Axios, 11 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 24 Mar. 2025.
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