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Synonyms for lenient
ˈli ni ənt, ˈlin yəntle·nient
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Wiktionary
lenientadjective
Synonyms:
permissive, laxlenientadjective
lax; tolerant of deviation; permissive; not strict
The standard is fairly lenient, so use your discretion.
Synonyms:
permissive, lax
English Synonyms and Antonyms
lenient
Synonyms:
accountable, complaisant, compliant, conditional, constitutional, contingent, docile, ductile, gentle, humble, limited, lowly, meek, mild, responsible, submissive, yieldingAntonyms:
absolute, arbitrary, arrogant, authoritative, autocratic, coercive, commanding, compulsive, compulsory, controlling, despotic, dictatorial, dogmatic, domineering, exacting, haughty, imperative, imperious, irresponsible, lordly, overbearing, peremptory, positive, supreme, tyrannical, unconditional, unequivocal
Princeton's WordNet
indulgent, lenient, softadjective
tolerant or lenient
"indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "too soft on the children"; "they are soft on crime"
Synonyms:
cushy, indulgent, mild, easy, piano, balmy, voiced, soft, delicate, flabby, subdued, diffuse, flaccid, gentle, sonant, easygoing, diffusedAntonyms:
inclement, demanding, unpermissivelenientadjective
not strict
"an easy teacher"; "easy standards"; "lenient rules"; "an easy penalty"
Antonyms:
demanding, unpermissive, inclementlenientadjective
characterized by tolerance and mercy
Antonyms:
unpermissive, demanding, inclement
Dictionary of English Synonymes
lenientadjective
Synonyms:
softening, assuasive, soothing, mitigating, mitigative, lenitivelenientadjective
Synonyms:
mild, gentle, clement, merciful, tender, forbearing, long-suffering, not rigorous, not severe
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
lenientadjective
Synonyms:
compassionate, merciful
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#613 | light | |
#621 | easy | |
#751 | limited | |
#1237 | responsible | |
#2052 | soft | |
#3763 | piano | |
#4110 | liberal | |
#5227 | loose | |
#5870 | constitutional | |
#7516 | slight | |
#7995 | compliant | |
#8075 | gentle | |
#8164 | mild | |
#9933 | conditional | |
#10615 | relaxed | |
#11658 | delicate | |
#12155 | humble | |
#12571 | accountable | |
#13558 | contingent | |
#16820 | tolerant | |
#17068 | lax | |
#17979 | benign | |
#18856 | yielding | |
#19568 | diffuse | |
#20779 | voiced | |
#29257 | submissive | |
#29487 | meek | |
#30789 | subdued | |
#31395 | forgiving | |
#31594 | merciful | |
#37657 | lowly | |
#40296 | permissive | |
#41963 | indulgent | |
#45074 | diffused | |
#49824 | ductile | |
#54137 | lenient | |
#65132 | balmy | |
#66707 | docile | |
#71236 | easygoing | |
#77557 | flabby | |
#79791 | cushy | |
#80713 | flaccid | |
#293856 | complaisant |
How to use lenient in a sentence?
I told the judge that you need to give the maximum punishment for these murderers and not to be lenient with them, my wife and I are having nightmares in the middle of the night when we think about what has happened to our son.
Parents are more lenient, so youngest kids tend to be less rules-oriented, and yet they still get lots of attention.
The problem is not that David Petraeus is getting lenient treatment, the problem is that lenient treatment is only available to people in high places.
Anger that has no limit causes terror, and unseasonable kindness does away with respect. Be not so severe as to cause disgust, nor so lenient as to make people presume.
Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Never pity yourself. Be a hard master to yourself - and be lenient to everybody else.
Translations for lenient
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- متساهلArabic
- shovívavýCzech
- mildDanish
- nachsichtigGerman
- επιεικήςGreek
- tolerante, laxoSpanish
- ملایمPersian
- lempeäFinnish
- laxiste, indulgent, permissifFrench
- tròcaireachScottish Gaelic
- उदारHindi
- lunakIndonesian
- permissivoItalian
- clemensLatin
- tolerant, toegeeflijk, mildDutch
- mildNorwegian
- łagodnyPolish
- lenientePortuguese
- tolerantă, tolerant, indulgent, blând, îngăduitorRomanian
- терпимый, мягкий, снисходительныйRussian
- popustljivSerbo-Croatian
- mildSwedish
- கருணைTamil
- ผ่อนผันThai
- HoşgorülüTurkish
- نرم مزاج - رحمدلUrdu
- nhân hậuVietnamese
- 宽容Chinese
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