leniency Antonyms
Strongest:
- revenge
- mercilessness
- requital
- savagery
- discipline
- vengeance
- punishment
- vindictiveness
- virulence
- retribution
- brutality
- scolding
- violence
- barbarity
- cruelty
- reprisal
- vengeance
- sadism
- reprisal
- violence
- revenge
- requital
- vindictiveness
- discipline
- barbarity
- scolding
- retribution
- brutality
- virulence
- ruthlessness
- cruelty
- retaliation
- mercilessness
- punishment
- retaliation
- ruthlessness
- sadism
- savagery
Strong:
- wantonness
- spleen
- pitilessness
- detestation
- execration
- malevolence
- maliciousness
- bitterness
- hatred
- hard-heartedness
- malignity
- hate
- enmity
- spleen
- abhorrence
- uncharitableness
- malignancy
- grudge
- malice
- castigation
- viciousness
- malignancy
- savageness
- hostility
- resentment
- jealousy
- hate
- atrocity
- abhorrence
- bitterness
- malevolence
- viciousness
- hard-heartedness
- chastisement
- animosity
- animosity
- antipathy
- truculence
- hostility
- venom
- detestation
- resentment
- malignity
- chastisement
- vitriol
- spite
- castigation
- truculence
- abomination
- antipathy
- antagonism
- venom
- spite
- savageness
- jealousy
- wantonness
- antagonism
- meanness
- execration
- loathing
- uncharitableness
- malice
- loathing
- grudge
- enmity
- meanness
- maliciousness
- vitriol
- pitilessness
- atrocity
- abomination
- hatred
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Strongest:
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Weak:
Meaning of leniency
leniency (n)
mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant
a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers
leniency (n.)
The quality or state of being lenient; lenity; clemency.
leniency Sentence Examples
- The judge showed leniency to the first-time offender, giving her a suspended sentence.
- The leniency in the university's plagiarism policy has led to an increase in incidents.
- The leniency of the parole board is a concern for law enforcement officials.
- The government's leniency towards corporate malfeasance has been widely criticized.
- The parents' leniency with their children has resulted in a lack of discipline.
- The leniency of the coach in training has made the team less competitive.
- The leniency in grading has led to inflated grades and a lower standard of education.
- The leniency of the sentence was seen as a miscarriage of justice.
- The leniency of the contract allowed for easy termination by either party.
- The leniency of the penalties for speeding has failed to deter reckless driving.
FAQs About the word leniency
mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant, a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone, lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by ju
mercy, mercifulness, compassion, kindness, clemency,empathy, lenity, sympathy, forbearance, grace
revenge, mercilessness, requital, savagery, discipline, vengeance, punishment, vindictiveness, virulence, retribution
The judge showed leniency to the first-time offender, giving her a suspended sentence.
The leniency in the university's plagiarism policy has led to an increase in incidents.
The leniency of the parole board is a concern for law enforcement officials.
The government's leniency towards corporate malfeasance has been widely criticized.
