Lenient synonyms
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Having a soft, pleasant taste or flavor; not strong, sour, bitter, biting, or sharp
letting
Feeling love; devoted
(Of cloth or similar material) Smooth and flexible; not rough, rugged, or harsh.
soft-hearted
Alternative spelling of softhearted.
Giving, or predisposed to give permission; lenient.
favoring
Easily bruised or injured; not firm or hard; delicate.
Submissive; obedient
Inclined to be lenient or merciful.
The definition of indulgent is someone who is lenient or who gives into whims and desires.
Able to withstand or endure an adverse environmental condition:
Characterized by patience and indulgence; long-suffering: as, a forbearing temper.
pardoning
allowing
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.
assuaging
assuasive
Soothing; calming.
Making less harsh or abrasive; mollifying:
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
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
Full of mercy; having, feeling, or showing mercy; compassionate; lenient, clement, etc.
Having a quality whereby it is easy to relax when subjected to it
Careful in spending or using; frugal
limiting (antonym)
That limits
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
rigorous (antonym)
The definition of rigorous is something that is painfully exact or precise.
intolerant (antonym)
Unable or unwilling to endure or support:
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.
accept (related)
(Obsolete) Accepted.
Find another word for lenient. In this page you can discover 48 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for lenient, like: mild, letting, gratifying, loving, soft, soft-hearted, easygoing, permissive, favoring, tender and yielding.