Definition for Leeway:

• The lateral movement of a ship to the leeward of her course; arrear of work.

Synonyms for Leeway:

• n.

  •
  • autonomy,
  • emancipation,
  • autarky,
  • release,
  • free will,
  • liberty,
  • enfranchisement,
  • independence.
  •
  • Elbowroom,
  • restraint,
  • place.
  •advantage (noun)
  • legup,
  • re-sources,
  • re-turns,
  • re turns,
  • pre eminences,
  • leg ups,
  • pre eminence,
  • re-cognitions,
  • pre valence,
  • re-source,
  • leg-ups,
  • pro fits,
  • re source,
  • re cognition,
  • re sources,
  • re cognitions,
  • re turn,
  • pre-valence,
  • pro fit,
  • pro-fits,
  • pre-valences,
  • pro-fit,
  • pre-eminences,
  • re-cognition,
  • pre valences,
  • legups,
  • Re-turn.
  •allowance (noun)
  • allowance.
  •attribute (noun)
  • tolerance,
  • leeway.
  •carte blanche (noun)
  • sayso,
  • unrestricted authorities,
  • no holds barreds,
  • unconditional rights,
  • full powers,
  • unconditional authorities,
  • carte-blanche,
  • power attorney,
  • full authorities.
  •extent (noun)
  • dimension,
  • acreage,
  • stretch,
  • area,
  • length,
  • field,
  • room,
  • neighborhood,
  • plane,
  • scale,
  • measure,
  • span,
  • plateau,
  • region,
  • volume,
  • extent,
  • reach,
  • territory,
  • zone.
  •freedom (noun)
  • Rampancy,
  • laxity,
  • full play,
  • independency,
  • full swing,
  • own accord,
  • laissez faire,
  • flexibility,
  • plenty of rope,
  • Freedoms.
  •free hand (noun)
  • ones discretion,
  • free choices,
  • one initiative,
  • free scopes,
  • one's discretions,
  • one's initiatives,
  • free courses,
  • free plays,
  • one initiatives,
  • one choices,
  • full scopes,
  • one discretions,
  • ones choices,
  • one discretion,
  • ones initiative,
  • ones discretions,
  • one's choices,
  • ones initiatives,
  • ones choice,
  • one choice.
  •range (noun)
  • earshots,
  • para meters,
  • pro vince,
  • ex-tensities,
  • pro vinces,
  • ex tensities,
  • ex-tensity,
  • extensities,
  • pro-vince,
  • para-meters,
  • para-meter,
  • para meter,
  • ex tensity,
  • diapasons,
  • pro-vinces.
  •room to move, grow (noun)
  • headway.
  •scope (noun)
  • field reference,
  • out-looks,
  • out looks,
  • out-look,
  • out look,
  • comprehensivenesses.
  •sea room (noun)
  • wide berths,
  • sea-room.
  •self-government (noun)
  • self-government.
  •slack (noun)
  • slackening,
  • slow-up,
  • slow up,
  • slowup.
  •space (noun)
  • room to swing a cat,
  • breathing space,
  • breathing room.
  •trump (noun)
  • ace the hole,
  • ace hole.
  •vantage (noun)
  • vantage.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • drift,
  • clearance.

Paraphrases for Leeway:

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    freedom, manoeuvre, headroom, rein.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    latitude, flexibility, margin, scope, discretion, room, space.

Leeway Sentence Examples:

• Moreover, we have allowed for a multitude of these items in permitting the figure for retail trade to be as high as it is, and have left large leeway in making no deduction for the speculation in wholesale trade, and in counting farm products in full.

• She did not propose to allow this forward little snip, as she mentally characterized Miss Walbert, any leeway toward Leslie's favor which she could prevent.

Homophones for Leeway:

• lally, leu, laelia, lyly, loll, lille, lh, lea, lah, Leo Iii, lao, lully, lie, li, leo, lahu, loewi, lily, loyally, lye, leal, Leo I, lie low, lieu, lulli, loo, loyal, law, lillie, luyia, luo, lowell, liii, lilo, lolo, lu, layia, lulu, lay away, L, lauhala, lii, lwei, liao, ley, la, loewe, lull, loyola, lei, lee, low, lowly, le, lolly, lay.

Hyponym for Leeway:

• n.

  • attribute
    disagreement, divergence, discrepancy, variance.
  • process
    drift.