lenience

NOUN

grace

Synonyms

STRONG

benefaction beneficence benevolence charity clemency compassion compassionateness favor forbearance generosity goodness indulgence kindliness kindness leniency lenity love mercifulness mercy pardon quarter reprieve responsiveness tenderness

WEAK

caritas good will

Antonyms

STRONG

animosity cruelty disfavor harshness hatred ill will malevolence meanness mercilessness selfishness unkindness

NOUN

tolerance

Synonyms

STRONG

altruism benevolence broad-mindedness charitableness charity clemency compassion concession endurance forbearance freedom grace humanity indulgence kindness leniency lenity liberalism liberality liberalness license magnanimity mercifulness mercy patience permission permissiveness sensitivity sufferance sympathy toleration understanding

WEAK

good will

Antonyms

STRONG

cruelty denial disagreement harshness indifference intolerance malevolence meanness mercilessness prohibition refusal selfishness unkindness

Example Sentences

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Lowe also said she had written to the council for "some lenience" after lambing season and her health problems.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Anger at the jury’s lenience swept through San Francisco, especially its gay community.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2023

Tara worked for Community United; many linebreakers probably did, feeling protected by the consortium’s comparative lenience.

From Slate • Sep. 24, 2022

But a defense lawyer, Jeffrey Lichtman, made a case for lenience in a Manhattan courtroom on Monday, as a crowd of Mr. Philbrick’s supporters looked on from the gallery.

From New York Times • May 23, 2022

If some gentlemen knew the facts that come to us, they would wonder at our lenience to their faults.

From Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z by Various

lenience

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