lenient
[adjective]
Synonyms: tolerant, compassionate, forbearing, forgiving, indulgent, kind, merciful, sparing

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Antonyms: caustic, stern, exacting
Contrasted words: rigid, rigorous, stringent, austere, severe
Related Words: condoning, excusing, forgiving, pardoning, benign, benignant, kindly, compassionate, tender, humoring, indulging, pampering, mollycoddling, spoiling

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

le‧ni‧ent /ˈliːniənt/ adjective
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: present participle of lenire 'to soften']
not strict in the way you punish someone or in the standard you expect:
the lenient sentences handed down by some judges
School examiners say that marking has become more lenient in recent years.
—leniently adverb
—leniency,
— lenience noun [uncountable]:
the trend towards greater leniency for most offenders

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

lenient
adj.
VERBS be, seem | become
ADV. extremely, very | quite, relatively | excessively, unduly The appeal judge agreed that the original sentence was unduly lenient.
PREP. with The police are sometimes more lenient with female offenders.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲