Synonyms of lenient

lenient

adjective

as in sympathetic

allowing a lot of freedom and not punishing bad behavior in a strong way

a teacher who is lenient with students who have misbehaved

The public was outraged by the lenient sentence the corrupt banker received.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sympathetic
• compassionate
• friendly
• merciful
• forgiving
• pleasant
• patient
• gentle
• generous
• benevolent
• kind
• forbearing
• kindly
• good
• humane
• mild
• gracious
• considerate
• soft
• attentive
• thoughtful
• kindhearted
• beneficent
• benignant
• solicitous
• nice
• benign
• sweet
• tender
• softhearted
• tolerant
• clement
• warm
• good-natured
• understanding
• liberal
• affable
• good-hearted
• pitying
• companionable
• amicable
• genial
• cordial
• warmhearted
• neighborly
• charitable
• tenderhearted
• comradely
• magnanimous
• humanitarian
• good-tempered
• altruistic
• munificent
• unselfish
• philanthropic
• selfless
• unsparing
• noble
• brotherly
• openhearted
• philanthropical
• freehanded
• greathearted
• anticruelty
• cruelty-free

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strict
• severe
• harsh
• tough
• stern
• grim
• ruthless
• merciless
• pitiless
• insensitive
• thoughtless
• inconsiderate
• uncaring
• heavy-handed
• malignant
• malicious
• mean
• unthinking
• hateful
• spiteful
• virulent
• malevolent
• malign
• cruel
• nasty
• brutal
• uncharitable
• unkind
• vicious
• savage
• unsympathetic
• callous
• sadistic
• ironhearted
• inhuman
• barbarous
• barbaric
• atrocious
• inhumane
• heartless
• stonyhearted
• brutish
• truculent
• unfeeling
• brute
• fiendish
• bestial
• insensate
• unkindly
• uncompassionate
• antihumanitarian
• hard-hearted
• cold-blooded
• wanton

Examples of lenient in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The main reason Telegram has caught the attention of the Paris prosecutors is that, compared to other platforms, Telegram has more lenient content regulations, and group chat size on Telegram can go up to 200,000 users—one of the highest among current platforms. —CNBC, 2 Sep. 2024

Some conservatives have also pointed to that role as evidence that Harris’s administration would be more lenient with Big Tech companies compared to the Biden administration. —Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Aug. 2024

For candidates on the right, lenient sentencing for corporate elites is cited as evidence of a broken system, while the left has focused on the need for stronger financial regulations and corporate oversight. —Michael Ghannoum, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Oct. 2024

Kamara would normally face 7.5 to 10 years in prison, per court filings, but is expected to receive a more lenient sentencing. —Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 7 Oct. 2024