Dictionary Definition
forbearing adj : 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"
[syn: longanimous]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Adjective
- Characterized by patience and indulgence; long-suffering: as, a forbearing temper.
Related terms
Verb
forbearing- present participle of forbear
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Spartan, accepting, armed with
patience, benevolent,
charitable, clement, compassionate, conciliatory, disciplined, easy, easygoing, endurant, enduring, forbearant, forgiving, generous, gentle, humane, indulgent, kind, lax, lenient, long-suffering,
longanimous,
magnanimous,
merciful, mild, moderate, patient, patient as Job,
persevering,
philosophical,
placable,
self-controlled, soft,
sparing, stoic, tender, tolerant, tolerating, tolerative, understanding, unresentful, unrevengeful