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Opposite of characterized by patience and indulgence
Opposite of readily conforming to the authority or will of others
“The women's defiant attitude was the greatest surprise to the authorities who expected tears, supplication and general weakness.”
Opposite of kind or lenient, often to excess
“His parents were strict disciplinarians who often had unrealistic expectations.”
Opposite of having the ability to accept or tolerate delays, problems, or suffering
“The impatient man lost it and started shrieking after getting fed up with the bus that was always late.”
Opposite of showing willingness to allow the existence of opinions or behaviour that one does not necessarily agree with
Opposite of having or showing compassion or benevolence
Opposite of quiet, and ready to do what other people say
Opposite of characteristic of fathers, paternal
Opposite of accepting or allowing what happens or what others do, without active response or resistance
Opposite of having or showing a calm attitude towards disappointments or difficulties
Opposite of relaxed and tolerant in attitude or manner
Opposite of favourable to or respectful of individual rights and freedoms
Opposite of an absence of stress or worry
Opposite of characterized by resignation or acceptance
Opposite of refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite
Opposite of gentle and not easily provoked
Opposite of accommodating or permissive in nature
“No surprise then that writers so often prove such a stubborn, contrary lot.”
Opposite of the act of abstaining from something, such as drinking alcohol
Opposite of the act of relinquishing something
Opposite of the acceptance of something undesirable but inevitable
Opposite of present participle for resist the temptation to
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