Permissive Synonyms and Antonyms

pər-mĭsĭv
Permitting
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. authorizing
  2. allowing
  3. agreeable
  4. lax
Antonyms:
  1. strict
  2. intolerant
  3. mean
Authorized
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. allowed
  2. licensed
  3. permitted
Antonyms:
  1. preventive
  2. unpermissive

Words Related to Permissive

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Permissive Sentence Examples

  • Children in permissive households may also learn behaviors that do not serve them well in adulthood, such as manipulative behavior, lacking a sense of self-discipline, and an inability to cope with authority.

  • And all new access must be definitive not permissive.

  • Ere long permissive legislation strove to disseminate the new principles.

  • Permissive parents do not have control or don't often even try to exert any control over their children.

  • Permissive parents have good intentions.

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