leniently Sentence Examples
- The judge leniently sentenced the first-time offender to community service.
- The teacher leniently graded the students' test papers, allowing for minor errors.
- The boss leniently reprimanded the employee for a minor mistake, giving them a second chance.
- The parents leniently punished their child, hoping to encourage positive behavior in the future.
- The coach leniently enforced the team rules, giving the players some leeway.
- The supervisor leniently reviewed the employee's performance, acknowledging their overall good work.
- The landlord leniently extended the tenant's rent payment deadline, understanding their financial difficulties.
- The doctor leniently prescribed antibiotics, hoping to avoid unnecessary side effects.
- The police leniently handled the small-scale protest, prioritizing dialogue over confrontation.
- The professor leniently marked the final exam, giving the students a fair opportunity to pass.
leniently Meaning
leniently (r)
in a permissively lenient manner
leniently (adv.)
In a lenient manner.
Synonyms & Antonyms of leniently
Synonyms:
- compassionately
- softly
- considerately
- tenderly
- benevolently
- lovingly
- clemently
- tolerantly
- sympathetically
- mildly
- kindly
- graciously
- humanely
- cordially
Antonyms:
- unmercifully
- insensitively
- savagely
- unsparingly
- obdurately
- mercilessly
- unsparingly
- unfeelingly
- insensitively
- inhumanely
- inhumanely
- savagely
- callously
- abusively
- uncharitably
- obdurately
- mercilessly
- tyrannically
- viciously
- heartlessly
- insensately
- unfeelingly
- abusively
- viciously
- ruthlessly
- inhumanly
- callously
- pitilessly
- insensately
- tyrannically
- inhumanly
- uncharitably
- heartlessly
- pitilessly
- unmercifully
- ruthlessly
FAQs About the word leniently
in a permissively lenient mannerIn a lenient manner.
lightly, gently, compassionately, softly,considerately, tenderly, benevolently, lovingly, clemently, tolerantly
hard,harshly, roughly, sternly, hardly, brutally, stiffly, severely, ill, brutally
The judge leniently sentenced the first-time offender to community service.
The teacher leniently graded the students' test papers, allowing for minor errors.
The boss leniently reprimanded the employee for a minor mistake, giving them a second chance.
The parents leniently punished their child, hoping to encourage positive behavior in the future.
