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plenty of rope

NOUN
freedom
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ability exemption flexibility immunity opportunity power privilege right
STRONG
abandon abandonment bent compass discretion facility indulgence latitude laxity leeway liberty margin play prerogative profligacy range rein rope scope sweep swing unrestraint
WEAK
carte blanche elbowroom free rein full play full swing laissez faire own accord rampancy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
impotence inability incompetence responsibility weakness
STRONG
extreme restraint
WEAK
captivity confinement difficulty imprisonment incarceration limitation reserve restriction servitude slavery subjection subordination suppression
NOUN
independency
Synonyms
STRONG
abandon abandonment ability autonomy bent compass discretion exemption facility flexibility immunity independence indulgence latitude laxity leeway liberty margin opportunity play power prerogative privilege profligacy range rein right rope scope self-government sovereignty sweep swing unrestraint
WEAK
carte blanche elbowroom free rein full play full swing laissez faire own accord rampancy
Antonyms
STRONG
dependence extreme impotence inability incompetence limitation responsibility restraint weakness
NOUN
self-government
Synonyms
STRONGEST
autonomy discretion flexibility immunity independence sovereignty
STRONG
abandon abandonment ability bent compass exemption facility independency indulgence latitude laxity leeway liberty margin opportunity play power prerogative privilege profligacy range rein right rope scope sweep swing unrestraint
WEAK
carte blanche elbowroom free rein full play full swing laissez faire own accord rampancy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dependence
STRONG
extreme impotence inability incompetence limitation restraint weakness

Example Sentences

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McCullum will give Buttler and his team plenty of rope, but will pull tight when needed.

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2024

"He gave me plenty of rope and that's something that's clear, you can't argue balls and strikes," Wieters said.

From Seattle Times • May 30, 2012

Mr. Morris, now and then exclaiming in disbelief from beyond the frame, feeds her plenty of rope, and she proceeds to tie him, herself and anyone else who happens to be watching in knots.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2011

Nora Ephron also gives her subjects plenty of rope before she hangs them.

From Time Magazine Archive

He has used plenty of rope for us.

From Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 by Various