Attention
Attention noun - A focusing of the mind on something.
Tolerance and attention are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tolerance" instead a noun "Attention".
Nearby Words: attentive, attentively
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| human | human attention | human tolerance |
| good | good attention | good tolerance |
| high | high attention | high tolerance |
| physical | physical attention | physical tolerance |
| Other adjectives: better, natural, due, romantic, poor, massive, increased, extreme, great, little, strict, personal, widespread, less, minimal, negative, greater, wide, newfound. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- The goth girl Stokely pretending to be a lesbian to avoid the attention of her peers also wouldn't work in an age with a higher tolerance for LGBT people.
- In chapter 1, the Medical Man points out that observing the Battle of Hastings in person would attract attention: "Our ancestors had no great tolerance for anachronisms."
Source: Fashions Never Change - The First Romana thinks she's superior to everyone because she did very well at school and has no tolerance for the Doctor's silliness and Attention Whoring.
Source: Took a Level in Idealism
Cite this Source
Tolerance and Attention. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/attention/tolerance
Attention & Tolerance. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/attention/tolerance>.
Tolerance or Attention. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/attention/tolerance.
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