Synonyms for Leeway
ˈliˌweɪlee·way

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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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms: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, leeway, allowance account, security deposit, permissiveness, gross profit margin, gross profit, valuation account, allowance, margin, adjustment, border, tolerance, valuation reserve

Matched Categories

1. • Divergence
   • Drift
   • Ship

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1. List of paraphrases for "leeway":

   margin, latitude, scope, flexibility, drift, room

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1. Armstrong Williams:

   I prefer to give people who run his operation as much leeway as possible and get out of their way, i respect them and I want them to do their jobs without hanging over their heads.

2. Lothar Wieler:

   The number should stay below one, that is the big goal, the further it is below one, the more secure we can feel, the more leeway we have, but there are other numbers that are also important.

3. Fadi Hakura:

   Turkey's strategic geography dictates that its allies continue giving it some leeway ... People simply can't afford to ignore Turkey, whatever the policies of President Erdogan.

4. Arun Jaitley:

   It's a very irresponsible stand, the armed forces must have, and our security and intelligence agencies must have, a full leeway in dealing with situations, and if anybody wants operational details to be made public ... he certainly does not understand the system.

5. Martin Halle:

   A few things are very clear: the demand for food is going up tremendously because of population growth, [Food production] is becoming more unstable because climate change is affecting production, in the context of growing land and water scarcity. There's very little leeway between supply and demand.