Words and phrases that have a meaning related to lenient: (148 results)
Often used in the same context:
lax, restrictive, harsher, permissive, stricter, forgiving, stringent, deferential, tolerant, punitive, sympathetic, unsympathetic, cautious, tougher, stiffer, biased, sterner, unfair, onerous, conciliatory, draconian, proscriptive, friendlier, toughened, hypocritical, favorable, judgmental, magnanimous, generous, looser, circumspect, cavalier, sanguine, amenable, culpable, kinder, considerate, rigid, remorseful, relaxed, discriminative, zero tolerance, aggressive, unsporting, dismissive, gentler, politer, forthright, hospitable, selective, ambivalent, picky, naive, reticent, intolerant, recidivist, contrite, paternalistic, nitpicky, milder, confrontational, skewed, timid, simplistic, uncooperative, obstinate, arrogant, ungenerous, overcautious, frown upon, unenthusiastic, zealous, belligerant, overzealous, evenhanded, scrupulous, egregious, neglectful, careful, inflexible, softer, lighter, unfriendly, merrier, blameworthy, problematic, receptive, unremorseful, lengthier, repentant, pessimistic, puritanical, discriminatory, strident, liberal, pragmatic, discourteous, censorious, inclined, mitigating circumstances, illiberal, imposable, cheerful, heavy, convincing, diligent, doctrinal, fond, fuss, grand, impertinent, insecure, keen, merry, pleasing, thrifty, warm, accommodating, alert, atten, attention, laxer, inconsistent, humane, iniquitous, harmonised, harshest, liberalized, undemocratic, affirmative, harsh
Appears in the definition of:
brotherly love, charity, condone, excuse, indulgent, lax, laxly, lenience, leniency, leniently, lenity, mildness, soft, softness
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Also try:clement, easy, undemanding
— Nouns for lenient: treatment, view, policy, attitude, sentence, terms, sentences, measures, laws, punishment, approach, more...
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