Word
permissive, adj.
granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline
<adj.all>
permissive
sample sentences
"direct primary legislation is largely permissive rather than prescriptive"
"permissive parents"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
permissiveness
permit
permit
antonym
unpermissive
semantic pointers
attribute
tolerance, permissiveness
similar to
indulgent, lenient, soft
not preventive
<adj.all>
permissive
lexical pointers
antonym
preventive
semantic pointers
similar to
bailable