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lenience

NOUN

grace

Synonyms

STRONG

benefaction beneficence benevolence charity clemency compassion compassionateness favor forbearance generosity goodness indulgence kindliness kindness leniency lenity love mercifulness mercy pardon quarter reprieve responsiveness tenderness

WEAK

caritas good will

Antonyms

STRONG

animosity cruelty disfavor harshness hatred ill will malevolence meanness mercilessness selfishness unkindness

NOUN

tolerance

Synonyms

STRONG

altruism benevolence broad-mindedness charitableness charity clemency compassion concession endurance forbearance freedom grace humanity indulgence kindness leniency lenity liberalism liberality liberalness license magnanimity mercifulness mercy patience permission permissiveness sensitivity sufferance sympathy toleration understanding

WEAK

good will

Antonyms

STRONG

cruelty denial disagreement harshness indifference intolerance malevolence meanness mercilessness prohibition refusal selfishness unkindness

Example Sentences

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Alex is told to co-operate in exchange for "lenience" – but says he wants to seek legal advice.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Tara worked for Community United; many linebreakers probably did, feeling protected by the consortium’s comparative lenience.

From Slate • Sep. 24, 2022

Mr. Chisholm has also been criticized for lenience.

From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2021

He had rebuffed every overture to cut a deal, to plead, to inform on codefendants in exchange for lenience.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2021

In every battle within the period referred to, large numbers of wounded and unwounded prisoners were taken, and invariably great lenience was shown.

From Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan by Burleigh, Bennet

lenience

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