All lenient synonyms
leΒ·niΒ·ent
L l adj lenient
- permissive β habitually or characteristically accepting or tolerant of something, as social behavior or linguistic usage, that others might disapprove or forbid.
- sympathetic β characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate: a sympathetic listener.
- indulgent β characterized by or showing indulgence; benignly lenient or permissive: an indulgent parent.
- compassionate β If you describe someone or something as compassionate, you mean that they feel or show pity, sympathy, and understanding for people who are suffering.
- tolerant β inclined or disposed to tolerate; showing tolerance; forbearing: tolerant of errors.
- benign β You use benign to describe someone who is kind, gentle, and harmless.
- compliant β If you say that someone is compliant, you mean they willingly do what they are asked to do.
- forgiving β disposed to forgive; indicating forgiveness: a forgiving soul; a forgiving smile.
- amiable β Someone who is amiable is friendly and pleasant to be with.
- charitable β A charitable organization or activity helps and supports people who are ill, very poor, or who have a disability.
- clement β Clement weather is pleasantly mild and dry.
- complaisant β If you are complaisant, you are willing to accept what other people are doing without complaining.
- easy β not hard or difficult; requiring no great labor or effort: a book that is easy to read; an easy victory.
- easygoing β going easily, as a horse.
- forbearing β to refrain or abstain from; desist from.
- gentle β kindly; amiable: a gentle manner.
- good-natured β having or showing a pleasant, kindly disposition; amiable: a warm, good-natured person.
- kind β of a good or benevolent nature or disposition, as a person: a kind and loving person.
- kindly β having, showing, or proceeding from a benevolent disposition or spirit; kindhearted: kindly people.
- loving β feeling or showing love; warmly affectionate; fond: loving glances.
- merciful β full of mercy; characterized by, expressing, or showing mercy; compassionate: a merciful God.
- mild β amiably gentle or temperate in feeling or behavior toward others.
- obliging β willing or eager to do favors, offer one's services, etc.; accommodating: The clerk was most obliging.
- permitting β to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
- soft β yielding readily to touch or pressure; easily penetrated, divided, or changed in shape; not hard or stiff: a soft pillow.
- softhearted β very sympathetic or responsive; generous in spirit: a soft-hearted judge.
- sparing β kept in reserve, as for possible use: a spare part.
- tender β soft or delicate in substance; not hard or tough: a tender steak.
- yielding β inclined to give in; submissive; compliant: a timid, yielding man.
- benignant β kind; gracious, as a king to his subjects
- allowing β to give permission to or for; permit: to allow a student to be absent; No swimming allowed.
- assuaging β to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate: to assuage one's grief; to assuage one's pain.
- assuasive β soothing; allaying
- favoring β something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act: to ask a favor.
- humoring β a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement: the humor of a situation.
- letting β Archaic. to hinder, prevent, or obstruct.
- live with β to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
- soft-shell β Also, soft-shelled. having a soft, flexible, or fragile shell, as a crab that has recently molted.
adjective lenient
- condoning β Present participle of condone.
- emollient β Having the quality of softening or soothing the skin.
- excusing β Present participle of excuse.
- favouring β Present participle of favour.
- humouring β humor.
- humane β characterized by tenderness, compassion, and sympathy for people and animals, especially for the suffering or distressed: humane treatment of prisoners.
- light β a light product, as a beer or cigarette.
- moderate β kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
- temperate β moderate or self-restrained; not extreme in opinion, statement, etc.: a temperate response to an insulting challenge.