forbearing
adjective
[ fɔːˈbɛərɪŋ ]
• patient and restrained.
• "he proved to be remarkably forbearing whenever I was impatient or angry"
Similar:
patient,
tolerant,
easy-going,
forgiving,
merciful,
understanding,
accommodating,
indulgent,
kind,
uncomplaining,
long-suffering,
resigned,
stoical,
stoic,
restrained,
self-restrained,
self-controlled,
moderate,
mild,
easy,
calm,
unflappable,
cool,
longanimous,
forbear
verb
• politely or patiently restrain an impulse to do something; refrain.
• "he modestly forbears to include his own work"
Similar:
refrain,
abstain,
desist,
keep,
restrain oneself,
stop oneself,
hold back,
withhold,
resist the temptation to,
steer clear of,
give a wide berth to,
fight shy of,
eschew,
avoid,
shun,
decline to,
cease,
give up,
break off,
lay off,
leave off,
swear off,
give over,
jack in,
belay,
Opposite:
persist in,
Origin:
Old English forberan (see for-, bear1). The original senses were ‘endure, bear with’, hence ‘endure the absence of, do without’, also ‘control oneself’, hence ‘refrain from’ (Middle English).
