Lenient synonyms
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Part of speech:
Having a soft, pleasant taste or flavor; not strong, sour, bitter, biting, or sharp
(Of cloth or similar material) Smooth and flexible; not rough, rugged, or harsh.
Giving, or predisposed to give permission; lenient.
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soft-hearted
Alternative spelling of softhearted.
Easily bruised or injured; not firm or hard; delicate.
Submissive; obedient
Able to withstand or endure an adverse environmental condition:
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hard (antonym)
Using or based on data that are readily quantified or verified:
strict (antonym)
Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous.
harshly (related)
Feeling love; devoted
Inclined to be lenient or merciful.
The definition of indulgent is someone who is lenient or who gives into whims and desires.
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Characterized by patience and indulgence; long-suffering: as, a forbearing temper.
Relating to or being vibrations, especially musical tones, produced in one body by energy from a nearby vibrating body and having the same frequency as the vibration of the nearby body.
assuasive
Soothing; calming.
Making less harsh or abrasive; mollifying:
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severe (antonym)
Causing great discomfort, damage, or distress:
firm (antonym)
Marked by or indicating the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue:
austere (antonym)
Having no adornment or ornamentation; bare:
kind (related)
Affectionate, showing benevolence.
The definition of benevolent is enjoying helping others or someone whose primary characteristic is being warm or friendly.
Kind and generous in giving money or other help to those in need
compassionate. merciful
Not strict or severe
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Not strict or severe
Free from worry, anxiety, trouble, or pain:
Suited to one of good breeding; refined and polite:
Slack; of a loose texture; not rigid or tight
Having a quality whereby it is easy to relax when subjected to it
Careful in spending or using; frugal
restrictive (antonym)
(Gram.) Designating a modifier, as a word, phrase, or subordinate clause, that limits the reference of the word or phrase it modifies and thus is essential to the meaning of a sentence
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rigorous (antonym)
The definition of rigorous is something that is painfully exact or precise.
intolerant (antonym)
Unable or unwilling to endure or support:
accept (related)
(Obsolete) Accepted.
leniently (related)
Full of mercy; having, feeling, or showing mercy; compassionate; lenient, clement, etc.
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limiting (antonym)
That limits
Find another word for lenient. In this page you can discover 50 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for lenient, like: mild, soothing, soft, permissive, pampering, letting, gratifying, soft-hearted, easygoing, favoring and tender.