Definition for Leniency:

• The quality of being lenient.

Synonyms for Leniency:

• n.

  •
  • charity.
  •forbearance (noun)
  • compassion,
  • kindness,
  • lenity.
  •forgiveness (noun)
  • clemency.
  •leniency (noun)
  • mildness.
  •pity (noun)
  • humaneness,
  • pity,
  • commiseration,
  • tenderness,
  • sympathy.
  •quarter (noun)
  • quarter.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • pardon.
  •
  • tolerance.

Paraphrases for Leniency:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    indulgence.

• Forward Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    mercy.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    mercy.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    clemency.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    clemency, complacency, forbearance, tolerance, laxity, forgiveness, complaisance, permissiveness, letup, acquiescence.

Antonyms for Leniency:

• n.

  • forbearance
    cruelty, intolerance, meanness.
  • Other antonyms:
    gall, castigation, wantonness, malignancy, abomination, violence, penalty, maliciousness, hatred, nastiness, mercilessness, rancor, enmity, jaundice, virulence, venom, scolding, uncharitableness, sternness, execration, chastisement, malice, bile, coarseness, punishment, harshness, pitilessness, loathing, vindictiveness, hardness, bitterness, hatefulness, jealousy, cattiness, roughness, justice, grudge, malevolence, truculence, antipathy, pique, abhorrence, vitriol, spite, detestation, rigor, ruthlessness, discipline, Implacability, malignity, invidiousness, hostility, hate, antagonism, spleen, severity, spitefulness.

Homophones for Leniency:

• lemmus, Lamna Nasus, lummox, Lynx, lulling, lyonnais, longyi, linage, lying, limax, lingua, longish, lemon juice, luminous, leeuwenhoek, linkage, lanseh, lenience, leanness, lense, lowness, lansa, lyons, lynch, linnaeus, leaning, lemon cheese, lanky, languish, lilongwe, luminance, liomys, Ling Ko, loyang, link, lanchow, lange, lunacy, linz, lionise, lameness, lemnos, luminesce, lungi, lammas, ling, lungyi, lance, loaning, lion monkey, leuwenhoek, lunge, lanchou, longwise, linaceae, lemnaceae, long, lamaze, limosa, lung, limning, luoyang, language, lioness, lallans, leymus, longways, low-lying, Lyonnaise Sauce, links, laying, linguica, lemming, line coach, launce, lennoaceae, lunch, lank, linux, lens, lionize, lanius, lyonnaise, limnos, lining, lanzhou, long-ago, lounge, Lamiaceae, long ago, loins, Lowliness, lonas, lingo, low mass, lime juice, launch, linac, lineage, Lillian Gish, lemniscus, lanugo.