lenient (Meaning)
lenient (s)
tolerant or lenient
not strict
characterized by tolerance and mercy
lenient (a.)
Relaxing; emollient; softening; assuasive; -- sometimes followed by of.
Mild; clement; merciful; not rigorous or severe; as, a lenient disposition; a lenient judge or sentence.
lenient (n.)
A lenitive; an emollient.
Synonyms & Antonyms of lenient
Synonyms:
- forbearing
- liberal
- considerate
- good
- understanding
- soft
- thoughtful
- benign
- humane
- benignant
- clement
- sweet
- kindly
- tender
- beneficent
- benevolent
- kindhearted
- kind
- solicitous
- warm
- tolerant
- good-natured
- softhearted
- attentive
- mild
- gracious
- nice
Antonyms:
- malign
- mean
- virulent
- inconsiderate
- malign
- uncaring
- heavy-handed
- thoughtless
- heavy-handed
- hateful
- malignant
- malignant
- insensitive
- pitiless
- spiteful
- spiteful
- malicious
- insensitive
- nasty
- inconsiderate
- malicious
- cruel
- hateful
- uncaring
- thoughtless
- mean
- malevolent
- unthinking
- pitiless
- nasty
- cruel
- malevolent
- virulent
- unthinking
Synonyms:
- comradely
- openhearted
- philanthropical
- genial
- magnanimous
- cordial
- selfless
- good-hearted
- unsparing
- unselfish
- philanthropic
- munificent
- charitable
- affable
- tenderhearted
- warmhearted
- amicable
- good-tempered
- pitying
- humanitarian
- noble
- neighborly
- altruistic
- companionable
- brotherly
Antonyms:
- barbarous
- inhumane
- fiendish
- unsympathetic
- ironhearted
- ironhearted
- callous
- insensate
- heartless
- vicious
- inhumane
- heartless
- stonyhearted
- uncharitable
- bestial
- unkindly
- barbarous
- truculent
- uncharitable
- uncompassionate
- unkind
- unfeeling
- vicious
- unkindly
- stonyhearted
- bestial
- brutish
- brutish
- unsympathetic
- callous
- inhuman
- barbaric
- brute
- brutal
- truculent
- fiendish
- unfeeling
- savage
- inhuman
- brute
- sadistic
- uncompassionate
- brutal
- atrocious
- unkind
- atrocious
- savage
- insensate
- sadistic
- barbaric
lenient Sentence Examples
- The judge's lenient sentence surprised the courtroom, given the severity of the crime.
- The principal's lenient policy towards tardiness frustrated the teachers.
- Despite the employee's repeated absences, the manager was surprisingly lenient.
- The parole board's lenient approach to drug offenders is a controversial topic.
- The parents' lenient parenting style resulted in their child's misbehavior.
- The police officer's lenient treatment of the speeder sparked outrage in the community.
- The immigration officer's lenient approach to document verification allowed many undocumented immigrants to enter the country.
- The professor's lenient grading policy made the students complacent in their studies.
- The CEO's lenient oversight of company finances led to financial scandals.
- The department head's lenient enforcement of safety protocols caused several accidents.
FAQs About the word lenient
tolerant or lenient, not strict, characterized by tolerance and mercyRelaxing; emollient; softening; assuasive; -- sometimes followed by of., Mild; clement; mer
forgiving, generous, merciful, patient, compassionate, friendly, gentle, pleasant,sympathetic, forbearing
strict, grim, stern, ruthless, severe, stern, tough,strict, tough, merciless
The judge's lenient sentence surprised the courtroom, given the severity of the crime.
The principal's lenient policy towards tardiness frustrated the teachers.
Despite the employee's repeated absences, the manager was surprisingly lenient.
The parole board's lenient approach to drug offenders is a controversial topic.
