What is another word for lenient?
712 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ lˈiːnɪənt], [ lˈiːnɪənt], [ l_ˈiː_n_ɪ__ə_n_t]
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Similar words for lenient:
- agreeable (adjective)
- all (adjective)
- amiable (adjective)
- bland (adjective)
- charitable (adjective)
- clement (adjective)
- compassionate (adjective)
- complaisant (adjective)
- condoning (adjective)
- consenting (adjective)
- easy (adjective)
- easygoing (adjective)
- faint (adjective)
- forbearing (adjective)
- gentle (adjective)
- good-natured (adjective)
- gracious (adjective)
- hands-off (adjective)
- humane (adjective)
- kind (adjective)
- lax (adjective)
- liberal (adjective)
- loving (adjective)
- meek (adjective)
- merciful (adjective)
- mild (adjective)
- obliging (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- patient (adjective)
- progressive (adjective)
- relaxed (adjective)
- relaxing (adjective)
- soft (adjective)
- softening (adjective)
- tender (adjective)
- tranquil (adjective)
- clement (noun)
- lax (noun)
- lenient (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- approving (verb)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Lenient:
adj.
• agreeable (adjective) • all (adjective) • amiable (adjective)- palsy walsy,
- more sweettempered,
- more buddybuddy,
- de-lightful,
- more sweet-tempered,
- swell,
- most buddy-buddy,
- more buddy-buddy,
- clubbiest,
- most winning,
- more copacetic,
- more sweet tempered,
- kindly,
- more buddy buddy,
- most sweet-tempered,
- more pussycat,
- clubbier,
- sweet tempered,
- de lightful,
- righteous,
- most copacetic,
- friendly,
- buddybuddy,
- buddy buddy,
- most pussycat,
- most buddybuddy,
- most sweet tempered,
- sweettempered,
- most sweettempered,
- most buddy buddy,
- palsywalsy,
- princely,
- pleasant.
- non-irritant,
- soothing,
- most nonirritating,
- non-irritating,
- more nonirritant,
- non irritant,
- more mollifying,
- most calmative,
- non irritating,
- more calmative,
- more nonirritating,
- most mollifying,
- most nonirritant.
- soft hearted,
- most soft-hearted,
- kind hearted,
- most soft hearted,
- more soft hearted,
- more soft-hearted.
- sub-missive,
- more easy-going,
- good tempered,
- most easy-going,
- more easy going,
- goodtempered,
- sub missive,
- most easy going.
- most humoring,
- most unsuspicious,
- more unoppressive,
- more excusing,
- un oppressive,
- most mollycoddling,
- Unoppressive,
- most deludable,
- more spoiling,
- most spoiling,
- most unoppressive,
- un-burdensome,
- un burdensome,
- un-oppressive,
- more fleeceable,
- more unsuspicious,
- most pardoning,
- most fleeceable,
- more mollycoddling,
- most excusing,
- most unburdensome,
- more unburdensome,
- most pampering,
- most deceivable,
- more deludable,
- more pampering,
- un suspicious,
- un-suspicious,
- more pardoning,
- more humoring,
- more deceivable.
- un-concerned,
- in formal,
- most hang loose,
- insouciant,
- most lowpressure,
- even tempered,
- un concerned,
- lowpressure,
- more low-pressure,
- most low pressure,
- more lowpressure,
- most poised,
- un hurried,
- un-demanding,
- in-formal,
- most low-pressure,
- most hangloose,
- happy go lucky,
- hangloose,
- more undemanding,
- more poised,
- un-inhibited,
- un-critical,
- out-giving,
- more low pressure,
- more hang-loose,
- more hang loose,
- eventempered,
- most outgiving,
- out giving,
- un critical,
- most undemanding,
- self possessed,
- un inhibited,
- un demanding,
- laidback,
- devil may care,
- indolent,
- more outgiving,
- more hangloose,
- free easy,
- most hang-loose,
- selfpossessed,
- un-hurried.
- un clear,
- more aside,
- lowpitched,
- in distinct,
- more muttering,
- in-distinct,
- fainter,
- more stifled,
- more bleached,
- more blurred,
- more bated,
- more piano,
- most deadened,
- more murmuring,
- most muttering,
- most softened,
- low pitched,
- hazy,
- ill defined,
- un-clear,
- more faltering,
- illdefined,
- most aside,
- most bated,
- most murmuring,
- out earshot,
- re-mote,
- more softened,
- most faltering,
- most muted,
- faroff,
- more deadened,
- more muted,
- most bleached,
- in audible,
- most stifled,
- un-clearest,
- most piano,
- in-audible,
- most blurred,
- un clearest.
- most softshell,
- more softshell,
- more longanimous,
- most soft shell,
- more soft-shell,
- more soft shell,
- most soft-shell,
- most longanimous.
- un troubled,
- more low toned,
- most disciplined,
- un-troubled,
- most dovelike,
- more lowtoned,
- low toned,
- most dove-like,
- more disciplined,
- most low toned,
- most low-toned,
- lowtoned,
- most dove like,
- more dove-like,
- peaceful,
- more dovelike,
- gradual,
- more dove like,
- manageable,
- dove like,
- pacific,
- most lowtoned,
- more low-toned.
- most bleedingheart,
- more bleeding-heart,
- bleedingheart,
- most bleeding heart,
- more bleeding heart,
- heart right place,
- most bleeding-heart,
- more bleedingheart.
- in definite,
- de-relict,
- non specific,
- dis-regardful,
- in different,
- dis regardful,
- un-mindful,
- over-indulgent,
- in-definite,
- in accurate,
- over indulgent,
- most overindulgent,
- most imprecise,
- asleep job,
- more imprecise,
- neglectful,
- more nonspecific,
- in-different,
- most nonspecific,
- more overindulgent,
- de relict.
- more latitudinarian,
- most humanistic,
- un prejudiced,
- reformist,
- more reformist,
- high minded,
- un-conventional,
- avantgarde,
- un conventional,
- more humanistic,
- liberal,
- most libertarian,
- un bigoted,
- un-prejudiced,
- avant garde,
- most reformist,
- most unbigoted,
- un biased,
- most latitudinarian,
- un-bigoted,
- latitudinarian,
- more unbigoted,
- more libertarian,
- highminded.
- Assuaging,
- gratifying,
- Pardoning,
- yielding,
- letting,
- favoring,
- emollient,
- pampering,
- complaint,
- Allowing.
- most weakkneed,
- un-assuming,
- most milquetoast,
- more milquetoast,
- un-resisting,
- most zero,
- unassuming,
- most unresisting,
- more weakkneed,
- un assuming,
- un resisting,
- weakkneed,
- un-pretentious,
- wishy washy,
- more nothing,
- most nothing,
- re-signed,
- most weak-kneed,
- more unresisting,
- most weak kneed,
- un pretentious,
- more zero,
- re signed,
- most pabulum,
- weak-kneed,
- more weak kneed,
- weak kneed,
- wishywashy,
- more weak-kneed,
- more pabulum,
- unpretentious.
- ho hum,
- sweet,
- Obeisant,
- hohum,
- nothing much,
- Forbearant,
- genial,
- ho-hum,
- moderate,
- lenitive,
- mild-mannered,
- insipid,
- demulcent,
- peaceable,
- cordial,
- quiet,
- benevolent,
- open-minded,
- benign,
- even,
- broad-minded,
- wimpy,
- tempered.
- stoical,
- liberalistic,
- obliging,
- going easy on,
- easy,
- mild-tempered,
- forgiving,
- easy going,
- compassionate,
- patient,
- meek,
- gentle,
- Dovelike,
- charitable,
- outgiving,
- pussycat,
- low pressure,
- heart in right place,
- tenderhearted,
- Emulsive,
- unresisting,
- Deludable,
- Soft-hearted,
- low-toned,
- unexcited,
- Soft-shell,
- downright neighborly,
- bonhomous,
- clubby,
- tolerant,
- at peace,
- relaxed,
- buddy-buddy,
- Mollient,
- dove-like,
- bleeding-heart,
- longanimous,
- lovey-dovey,
- easygoing,
- far off,
- unbigoted,
- assuasive,
- uncomplaining,
- bland,
- hands-off,
- soft,
- overindulgent,
- good-natured,
- any way,
- easy on,
- nonirritant,
- going easy with,
- soft shell,
- philosophic,
- old softie,
- out of earshot,
- gracious,
- tender,
- imprecise,
- mollescent,
- kind,
- hang loose,
- forbearing,
- living with,
- being big,
- softshell,
- low-pressure,
- progressive,
- behindhand,
- lovey dovey,
- long-suffering,
- unsuspicious,
- mitigatory,
- good-humored,
- hands off,
- non-specific,
- easy with,
- nonspecific,
- asleep on job,
- easy-going,
- copacetic,
- nonirritating,
- all heart,
- humanistic,
- broadminded,
- laid back,
- Deceivable,
- faint,
- libertarian,
- home cooking,
- calmative,
- pianissimo,
- hang-loose,
- merciful,
- Unburdensome,
- amiable,
- unexcitable,
- sweet-tempered,
- humane,
- paying no mind,
- disciplined,
- knightly,
- tranquil,
- at ease,
- fleeceable,
- mild,
- humoring,
- undemanding.
- un-ruffled,
- more mild-tempered,
- most mildtempered,
- most mild-tempered,
- more mildtempered,
- un-complaining,
- more mild tempered,
- un tiring,
- mild tempered,
- un ruffled,
- most uncomplaining,
- un-tiring,
- mildtempered,
- more uncomplaining,
- un complaining,
- most mild tempered.
- more mollient,
- most mollient,
- more assuasive,
- more mollescent,
- more emulsive,
- most mitigatory,
- most assuasive,
- most emulsive,
- more mitigatory,
- most pianissimo,
- most mollescent,
- more pianissimo.
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- abusive,
- light touch.
- lax.
v.
• approving (verb)Other synonyms:
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- conveyor belt,
- ingratiating,
- exploitative,
- autocratic,
- nurturance,
- disciplinary,
- punishment,
- brotherly,
- demeaning,
- penal,
- nurture.
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- exemplary.
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- sound.
- peacemaking,
- sonant,
- placid,
- disinterested,
- human,
- laid-back,
- sluttish,
- consenting,
- careless,
- tactful,
- impotent,
- temperate,
- Endurant,
- softhearted,
- congenial,
- approachable,
- unrestrained,
- humanitarian,
- delicate,
- still,
- diffused,
- diffuse,
- tame,
- broad,
- facile,
- halcyon,
- big-hearted,
- admissive,
- well-wishing,
- unchallenging,
- docile,
- propitious,
- Slackened,
- considerate,
- good,
- solicitous,
- leisurely,
- compliant,
- eleemosynary,
- sloppy,
- affable,
- unhardened,
- cottony,
- Exorable,
- undisturbed,
- bleeding,
- accepting,
- carefree,
- bendable,
- balmy,
- persevering,
- indifferent,
- sober,
- non-restrictive,
- wanton,
- loving,
- deferential,
- condolent,
- nonalcoholic,
- easily hurt,
- free,
- flexible,
- modest,
- Kind-hearted,
- casual,
- nice,
- unruffled,
- open,
- agreeable,
- warmhearted,
- self-controlled,
- soften,
- live with,
- voiced,
- thoughtful,
- understanding,
- attentive,
- dispassionate,
- negligent,
- unwarlike,
- not literal,
- flaccid,
- heedful,
- flabby,
- non-violent,
- philanthropic,
- slipshod,
- regardful,
- smooth,
- beneficent,
- accommodative,
- overpermissive,
- amicable,
- melting,
- fair,
- untroubled,
- unexacting,
- lightly,
- acquiescent,
- enduring,
- subdued,
- weak,
- spartan,
- Warm-hearted,
- accommodating,
- mellow,
- commiserative,
- cosy,
- conciliatory,
- limp,
- equable,
- helpful,
- mindful,
- hearted,
- cool,
- well-intentioned,
- calm,
- Excusing,
- slack,
- tractable,
- big,
- remiss,
- submissive,
- even-tempered,
- breathing tube,
- passive,
- unhurried,
- sensitive,
- unprejudiced,
- favorable,
- suffering,
- reasonable,
- courteous,
- restful,
- pitying,
- mollycoddling,
- well-meaning,
- cushy,
- philosophical,
- piano,
- wishy-washy,
- warm,
- benignant,
- slow,
- stoic,
- Unjaundiced,
- affectionate,
- impartial,
- magnanimous,
- over-permissive,
- Tender-hearted,
- Sympathizing,
- sparing,
- generous,
- assenting,
- measured,
- promiscuous,
- dotty,
- loose,
- serene,
- armed with patience,
- prosperous,
- inoffensive,
- ruthful,
- comfortable,
- spoiling.
How to use "Lenient" in context?
When it comes to crimes, there are two types of people: those who think taking the law into their own hands is the answer, and those who think the law should be more lenient. To some, leniency means giving a person a break, even if they have committed a crime. To others, leniency means looking out for the community, and punishing those who break the law, even if they have not been violent. There are pros and cons to both approaches, but which is the right way to go about criminal justice?
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Adjective
adaptable, favourable, flexible, gentle, harsh, latitudinarian, minor, modest, resilient, stringent, sweet, weak, concessional, low-tar.
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Homophones for Lenient:
- lunate, lined, lint, lemon mint, liniment, lunt, lento, lanate, lenity, lemonwood, limited audit, line duty, lomatia, landau, lie in wait, Luna Moth, lean-to, limit, limanda, lamedh, lamented, lionet, limited, laminate, lend, lowland, lay into, luanda, laniidae, lineament, lentia, lintwhite, lent, lone hand, lind, lunette, lemonade, lemon-wood, lund, lam into, landed, limeade, land, linnet, lunda, lindy, lament, lamnidae, limonite, loment.
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