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allowing

ADJECTIVE

lenient

Synonyms

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benign compassionate compliant forgiving indulgent sympathetic tolerant

WEAK

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 letting live with loving merciful mild mollycoddling obliging pampering pardoning permitting soft soft-shell softhearted sparing spoiling tender yielding

Antonyms

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hateful merciless

WEAK

hard intolerant limiting restrictive rigorous severe

ADJECTIVE

permissive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

indulgent lax open-minded tolerant

WEAK

acquiescent agreeable approving easygoing forbearing free latitudinarian liberal permitting susceptible

Antonyms

STRONGEST

strict

WEAK

intolerant mean

ADJECTIVE

permitting

Synonyms

STRONG

authorizing granting letting licensing sanctioning tolerating

WEAK

lenient permissive

CONJUNCTION

though

Synonyms

STRONGEST

although even if even though yet

STRONG

despite the fact notwithstanding

WEAK

albeit despite

NOUN

acknowledgment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acceptance admission affirmation assent assertion concession confession confirmation corroboration realization recognition

STRONG

accession acquiescence allowance avowal compliance conceding concurrence declaration profession ratification yielding

WEAK

admitting asservation

Antonyms

STRONGEST

denial disagreement dissent refusal rejection repudiation veto

NOUN

giving

Synonyms

STRONGEST

offering

STRONG

awarding bequeathing ceding conferring contributing conveying dispensing distributing donating endowing expending furnishing granting imparting permitting presenting remitting supplying transferring yielding

WEAK

doling out handing out passing out

Antonyms

WEAK

appropriating getting taking

Example Sentences

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From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission will propose new rules for prediction markets, allowing most sports-related bets while seeking to avoid manipulation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

On May 12, the City Council approved an ordinance allowing churches and some businesses with large lots to sell parking spots during events.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

A new predictor game is being introduced to cover this year's World Cup, allowing users to pick what they think will be the result from every match.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Everyone reluctantly agreed that allowing tourists to visit those precious nests in the hidden grove would be too dangerous.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate

allowing

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