Synonyms for permissive
pərˈmɪs ɪvper·mis·sive

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1. 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, preventive

2. permissiveadjective

   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

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1. List of paraphrases for "permissive":

   lax, tolerant, conducive, optional

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1. Richard Milhous Nixon:

   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.

2. Morgan McGarvey:

   We put some parameters on it but try to be as permissive as possible to let these institutions best help their student-athletes.

3. Jonathan Thompson:

   A diet plan is only good if you can realistically adhere to it, so it’s key to structure the plan around your specific lifestyle and to build permissive indulgent moments into the plan, like a weekly programmed cheat meal on Saturday night when you know you’ll be around friends and family.

4. State Department:

   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.

5. Charles Branas:

   More specifically, the rate of mass shootings in permissive states appears to be increasing since 2010, while the rate in restrictive states appears to be decreasing, we were somewhat surprised most by the recent, growing divergence in the rates of mass shootings between permissive and restrictive states.