All lenient antonyms
le·ni·ent
L l adj lenient
- merciless — without mercy; having or showing no mercy; pitiless; cruel: a merciless critic.
- hateful — arousing hate or deserving to be hated: the hateful oppression of dictators.
- intolerant — not tolerating or respecting beliefs, opinions, usages, manners, etc., different from one's own, as in political or religious matters; bigoted.
- rigorous — characterized by rigor; rigidly severe or harsh, as people, rules, or discipline: rigorous laws.
- hard — not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable.
- limiting — serving to restrict or restrain; restrictive; confining.
- restrictive — tending or serving to restrict.
- severe — harsh; unnecessarily extreme: severe criticism; severe laws.