Refractory and Tolerating

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Refractory adjective - Given to resisting authority or another's control.

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Tolerating is an antonym for refractory.

Tolerating adjective - Receiving or enduring without offering resistance.

Usage example: old pictures of a graciously tolerating father letting his young children climb all over him

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Refractory is an antonym for tolerating.

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$Antonyms for refractory$

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