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Synonyms & Antonyms of lenient
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 & Near Synonyms for lenient
- beneficent,
- benevolent,
- benignant,
- compassionate,
- good-hearted,
- humane,
- kind,
- kindhearted,
- kindly,
- softhearted,
- sympathetic,
- tender,
- tenderhearted,
- warmhearted
- affable,
- amicable,
- benign,
- companionable,
- comradely,
- cordial,
- friendly,
- genial,
- gentle,
- good,
- good-natured,
- good-tempered,
- gracious,
- mild,
- neighborly,
- nice,
- pleasant,
- sweet,
- warm
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for lenient
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“Lenient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lenient. Accessed 4 Oct. 2022.
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The first known use of lenient was in 1652
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