Antonyms for tolerable

Grammar : Adj

Spell : tol-er-uh-buhl

Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɒl ər ə bəl

Definition of tolerable

Origin : early 15c., "bearable," from Middle French tolerable (14c.), from Latin tolerabilis "that may be endured," from tolerare "to tolerate" (see toleration). Meaning "moderate, middling, not bad" is recorded from 1540s. Related: Tolerably.

adj acceptable, good enough

Example sentences :

"Mr. Langdon has a tolerable idea of what I think," answered Porter.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

And as when soldiers are numerous, there will be not a few who are only tolerable, if even that, so of critics.
Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald

Pray, have they tolerable accommodations at the inn in this village?
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

And how, my dear, can one report it with any tolerable advantage to you?
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

Yet once established in the trenches, life was tolerable enough.
Extract from : « With Manchesters in the East » by Gerald B. Hurst

Yet his imprisonment had been rendered as tolerable as possible.
Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre

The water is then drained off, the bread bruised fine, and mixed with as much new milk as will make it of a tolerable consistence.
Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton

Mix all as quick as possible, put it into very small pattipans, and bake in a tolerable warm oven, under twenty minutes.
Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton

Boil it up to a tolerable thickness; then add sugar, half a pint of good table beer, and a glass of gin, all heated up together.
Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton

The end of his first chapter is the only tolerable point that he has made.
Extract from : « The Stark Munro Letters » by J. Stark Munro

Synonyms for tolerable

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