- forbearing, longanimous - showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment; "seemly and forbearing...yet strong enough to resist aggression"; "was longanimous in the face of suffering"
Antonym: impatient (indirect, via patient)
- refrain, forbear - not do something; "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping"
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun forbearance2
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