Definition for Permissiveness:

• The attitude that grants freedom of expression and activity to another individual, but not necessarily with sanction or approval.

Synonyms for Permissiveness:

• n.

  •attribute (noun)
  • tolerance,
  • permissiveness.
  •tolerance (noun)
  • liberalisms.

• Other synonyms:

  •n.
  • broad-mindedness,
  • extravagance,
  • fondling,
  • forbearance,
  • goodwill,
  • immoderation,
  • indulgence,
  • intemperateness,
  • laissez-faire,
  • lenience,
  • liberalism,
  • liberalness,
  • noninterference,
  • nonintervention,
  • sufferance,
  • toleration,
  • Treating,
  • Profligateness,
  • broadmindedness,
  • live and let live,
  • in action,
  • in actions,
  • laissez faire,
  • non-interference,
  • do-nothing policy,
  • for the most,
  • laisser aller,
  • laisser passer,
  • let-alone policy,
  • nonrestriction,
  • part unrestrained by law free trade,
  • non-intervention.

Paraphrases for Permissiveness:

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    toleration, laxity, tolerance, complacency, laxness, leniency.

Antonyms for Permissiveness:

• n.

  • attribute
    unpermissiveness.
  • indulgence
    disapproval, moderation, care, want, disfavor, abstention, frustration, temperance, need, intolerance, dissatisfaction, disregard.
  • lenience
    disagreement, prohibition, denial, unkindness, harshness, cruelty, meanness, selfishness, refusal, mercilessness, malevolence, indifference.
  • Other antonyms:
    restrictiveness.

Hypernym for Permissiveness:

• n.

  • attribute
    lenience, overtolerance, sufferance, acceptance, leniency, indulgence, toleration.

Hyponym for Permissiveness:

• n.

  • attribute
    temperament, disposition.