letting

ADJECTIVE

lenient

Synonyms

STRONGEST

benign compassionate compliant forgiving indulgent sympathetic tolerant

WEAK

allowing amiable assuaging assuasive being big benignant charitable clement complaisant condoning easy easygoing emollient excusing favoring forbearing gentle going easy on good-natured humoring kind kindly live with loving merciful mild mollycoddling obliging pampering pardoning permitting soft soft-shell softhearted sparing spoiling tender yielding

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hateful merciless

WEAK

hard intolerant limiting restrictive rigorous severe

ADJECTIVE

permitting

Synonyms

STRONG

allowing authorizing granting licensing sanctioning tolerating

WEAK

lenient permissive

NOUN

Synonyms

STRONGEST

okay

STRONG

acceptance acknowledgment acquiescence admission agreement allowance approbation approval assent authorization avowal canonization concession concurrence condonation consent dispensation empowerment endorsement freedom imprimatur indulgence leave liberty license permit privilege promise recognition sanctification sanction sufferance tolerance toleration verification warrant

WEAK

carte blanche condonance rubber stamp stamp of approval

Antonyms

STRONG

break denial difference disagreement disapproval dissent imprisonment incarceration limitation opposition prohibition protest refusal rejection repudiation restraint restriction veto

NOUN

permission

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acceptance acknowledgment admission agreement approval concession dispensation endorsement license permit privilege recognition warrant

STRONG

acquiescence allowance approbation assent avowal canonization concurrence condonation empowerment freedom imprimatur indulgence leave liberty okay promise sanctification sanction sufferance tolerance toleration verification

WEAK

carte blanche condonance rubber stamp stamp of approval

Antonyms

STRONGEST

denial disagreement disapproval opposition prohibition refusal rejection repudiation

STRONG

imprisonment incarceration limitation restraint restriction veto

Example Sentences

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“And I could literally see someone side-eyeing me and judging me. Letting that land and feeling that was so helpful when it came to translating that on camera.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026

On Friday, authorities described the tank exploding or rupturing as the only possible outcomes, but on Saturday Covey said: "Letting this thing just fail and blow up is unacceptable."

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

Letting AI complete tasks for you often means giving it free rein over your data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

"Letting kids feel the excitement of new discoveries -- that's key to ensuring the next generation of scientists who will discover many more things about our precious planet worth preserving," Sereno said.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

Letting the current carry you along but keeping you always safe, always moving.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick

letting

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