lenient

[lee-nee-uhnt, leen-yuhnt] / ˈli ni ənt, ˈlin yənt /

ADJECTIVE

permissive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

benign compassionate compliant forgiving indulgent sympathetic tolerant

WEAK

allowing amiable assuaging assuasive being big benignant charitable clement complaisant condoning easy easygoing emollient excusing favoring forbearing gentle going easy on good-natured humoring kind kindly letting live with loving merciful mild mollycoddling obliging pampering pardoning permitting soft soft-shell softhearted sparing spoiling tender yielding

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hateful merciless

WEAK

hard intolerant limiting restrictive rigorous severe

Example Sentences

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This, coupled with the prospect of more lenient capital requirements than previously feared, makes UBS’s shares attractive, the analysts add.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a more lenient regulatory environment, they will likely be approved.

From Barron's

A consortium of its main creditors, named London & Valley Water, has submitted plans to pump investment into the utility and write off debts in return for more lenient performance targets.

From BBC

He grew a white beard to make himself look older, hoping that it would lead to more lenient treatment.

From BBC

New faculty reported surprise at how lenient grading is, and nearly all expressed “serious concern” about grade inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal

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