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Synonyms for PERMISSIVE
pərˈmɪs ɪvper·mis·sive
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Princeton's WordNet
permissiveadjective
not preventive
Antonyms:
blockading, hindering, obviating(a), deterrent, preventative, thwarting, precautionary, prohibitory, preemptive, preclusive, frustrative, obstructive, prohibitive, pre-emptive, unpermissive, impeding, precautional, frustrating, clogging, preventivepermissiveadjective
granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline
"direct primary legislation is largely permissive rather than prescriptive"; "permissive parents"
Antonyms:
hindering, deterrent, preclusive, prohibitory, thwarting, blockading, preventative, clogging, frustrating, obstructive, unpermissive, pre-emptive, impeding, preventive, precautionary, frustrative, preemptive, prohibitive, obviating(a), precautional
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1984 | optional | |
#16820 | tolerant | |
#17068 | lax | |
#24389 | conducive | |
#40296 | permissive |
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Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez:
New York's strong gun laws have saved lives for more than a century, and the Supreme Court's decision to open the door for millions of New Yorkers to carry a concealed weapon is a nightmare for public safety, evidence is overwhelming that states with permissive gun laws see much higher rates of gun deaths -- from accidents to suicide, domestic incidents to street crime.
While we share the sentiments of the bill, in order to preserve the Secretary’s flexibility to manage the Department, revisions would be appropriate to make mandates and prescriptive provisions into permissive authorities, such that the Secretary would be authorized to set up the office and envoy.
The student who invades an administration building, roughs up a dean, rifles the files and issues 'non-negotiable demands' may have some of his demands met by a permissive university administration. But the greater his 'victory' the more he will have undermined the security of his own rights.
Ichthyornis shows the ways in which evolution is both complex and elegant, permissive of individual changes and massive integrated transformations.
We put some parameters on it but try to be as permissive as possible to let these institutions best help their student-athletes.
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