LENIENCE Synonyms: 108 Similar and Opposite Words

lenience

noun

ˈlē-nyən(t)s

as in mercy

kind, gentle, or compassionate treatment especially towards someone who is undeserving of it a judge's reputation for lenience towards first-time criminals

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Recent Examples of lenience Dunn famously forgave his attacker, asking for lenience at his federal trial. —

Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025 Trilogy pulled through because of customers who went out of their way to support the business and order food to-go, the landlord’s lenience with rent, the PPP funding, its outdoor space and the health focus of her business at a time when health was on everyone’s mind. —

Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025 Conservative applicants also voiced concern about liberal LGBTQ laws and lenience on crime. —

Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2024 Experts say this level of lenience can lead to rebellion, risk-prone temperament, and unhealthy habits. —

Zara Hanawalt, Parents, 29 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for lenience

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One of the largest mercy restaurant operations in Algiers is run across different neighborhoods by the Algerian Red Crescent.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
Seeds and seedlings are at the mercy of their surroundings and require specific environmental conditions for optimal germination and growth.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026