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permissive

/ permissive /
adjective

Definitions & Examples

adjective Sense 1
granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline
"direct primary legislation is largely permissive rather than prescriptive"
"permissive parents"
Similar:
indulgent lax lenient soft
Opposites:
unpermissive
adjective Sense 2
not preventive
Similar:
admitting of(p) allowing of(p) permitting of(p) bailable
Opposites:
preventive preventative
Semantic Complexity
47%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
8
Total Relationships
11
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

indulgent lax lenient soft unpermissive admitting of(p) allowing of(p) permitting of(p) bailable preventive preventative