going easy on

ADJECTIVE

compassionate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

benevolent charitable humane merciful sympathetic warm warmhearted

STRONG

forbearing pitying sparing tender understanding

WEAK

all heart being big bleeding-heart commiserative humanitarian indulgent kindhearted kindly lenient living with old softie piteous responsive soft-shell softhearted tenderhearted

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cold cool cruel inhumane malevolent mean merciless uncaring unfeeling unfriendly unkind unsympathetic

STRONG

intolerant

WEAK

hard harsh hateful indifferent tyrannous

ADJECTIVE

forbearing

Synonyms

STRONG

forgiving gentle moderate

WEAK

being big charitable clement considerate easy going easy with humane humanitarian indulgent lenient living with long-suffering longanimous merciful mild patient soft-shell thoughtful

Antonyms

STRONG

violent wild

WEAK

impatient intolerant merciless strict uncontrolled

ADJECTIVE

indulgent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

considerate fond kindly permissive tolerant

WEAK

able to live with big charitable clement compassionate complaisant compliant easy easygoing favorable forbearing gentle going along with gratifying kind liberal merciful mild overpermissive soft-shelled tender understanding

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inconsiderate intolerant mean

WEAK

abstaining moderate moderating strict

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 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

STRONGEST

hateful merciless

WEAK

hard intolerant limiting restrictive rigorous severe

NOUN

forbearance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fortitude self-control

STRONG

abstinence endurance longanimity moderation patience resignation restraint temperance tolerance

WEAK

living with patientness refraining

Antonyms

STRONG

agitation excess impatience indulgence intemperance intolerance wildness

WEAK

continuation involvement pursual

Example Sentences

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Ms. Simard’s own forebears worked the Canadian forests in this manner, which has the virtue of leaving lots of organic material behind while going easy on the springy, carbon-rich forest floor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Adele is going easy on herself, per doctor’s orders.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2024

Lorie Mohs is another family member who said Ms. Price is going easy on her son’s accused killer.

From Washington Times • Aug. 24, 2023

Civil rights leaders are appropriately calling out the sport for going easy on Sarver.

From Washington Post • Sep. 15, 2022

"Thanks for going easy on the new guy," Eric says with a laugh.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi

going easy on

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