Antonyms for leeway
ˈliˌweɪlee·way

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. leewaynoun

   A varying degree or amount of freedom or flexibility; margin, latitude, elbowroom.

   I don't think we have a lot of leeway when it comes to proper formatting.

   Synonyms:
   freedom, latitude, wiggle room, flexibility

Matched Categories

1. • Divergence
   • Drift
   • Ship

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.3 / 3 votes

1. leewaynoun

   (of a ship or plane) sideways drift

   Synonyms:
   allowance, tolerance, margin

2. allowance, leeway, margin, tolerancenoun

   a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits

   Synonyms:
   perimeter, allowance account, security deposit, permissiveness, gross profit margin, gross profit, valuation account, allowance, margin, adjustment, border, tolerance, valuation reserve

How to use leeway in a sentence?

1. Adam Cathcart:

   It's an explicit loophole, coal is a big lever for them. They're wise from the Chinese standpoint to keep some leeway (so) they're not branded as sanctions violators if a train goes from China to North Korea (carrying resources).

2. Kenneth Nunn:

   I don't think the average White juror or average White citizen wants to see Black people killed by the police, but when they do see those killings, they weigh that with' well we are concerned about safety in our community, these are the people who provide it, we want to give them some leeway.'.

3. Peter Mansoor:

   President Trump has given much more leeway to his military commanders to strike, and they're striking, and I think that does send a message around the world that America's back.

4. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras:

   It is certainly not my intention to say, 'look, I have a refugee crisis and that gives me leeway to operate beyond the framework of the (bailout) agreement', the agreement will be kept.

5. Marcus Kuhnert:

   We want to reduce the loans very aggressively within two to three years to stabilise our credit rating and to regain financial leeway for further acquisitions.

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