Synonyms 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

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, 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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How to use leeway in a sentence?

1. Daniel Ramirez:

   And there will be some leeway in the Francisco era for a more nuanced approach to the contraception question.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. Daniel Ramirez:

   I think the situation with Zika might cause the Vatican to add a couple of caveats to whatever document is coming out on the synod, and there will be some leeway in the Francisco era for a more nuanced approach to the contraception question.

5. Stephanie Murphy:

   With us being in the majority, that tolerance eroded a bit. It’s unfortunate, because I think in order for us as Democrats to hold the majority, you have to be able to win in seats like mine and in redder seats. That means you have to cut your members a little bit of leeway to vote their district, this march towards party unity is going to be detrimental to our ability to lead.