lē'wā'
Allowance is defined as a specific amount of something available for use.
The quality of having options. "I have some flexibility."
A period of lessened activity, production, etc.; lull
Tolerance is being patient, understanding and accepting of anything different.
(Always in the singular) The people in a room. [from 17th c.]
room to swing a cat
Suitable opportunity to accept or allow something
(--- Mathematics) A set of elements or points satisfying specified geometric postulates:
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The opportunity or possibility to function or be active:
breathing-room
Sufficient time to prepare for or recover from the pressing difficulties of a situation.
A being free from the usual rules, patterns, etc.
The amount of space or distance by which a moving object clears something.
Anything serving to absorb shock, as air or steam in some machines, the elastic inner rim of a billiard table, or a soft, padded insole
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constraint (antonym)
Compulsion or coercion
restraint (related)
The definition of a restraint is something that restricts freedom or prevents someone from doing something.
An amount of money, supplies, etc. reserved or allowed beyond what is needed; extra amount for contingencies or emergencies
breathing-space (related)
hostages-to-fortune (related)
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The act or manner of using a card, piece, or ball in a game or sport:
restriction (antonym)
The definition of a restriction is a limitation.
Find another word for leeway. In this page you can discover 24 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for leeway, like: allowance, flexibility, slack, tolerance, room, room to swing a cat, space, scope, elbowroom, breathing-room and freedom.
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