Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: permissive

Synonyms:

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Antonyms:

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Usage examples:

But gentle parenting is not permissive and indulgent.

Source: https://parade.com/living/gentle-parenting

Considering that today's society is more permissive than in the 70s or 80s and because of the availability of all sorts of salacious footage on the internet, the idea that low-budget horror movies could create such controversy seems antiquated.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/usshowbiz/article-12357371/The-original-Video-Nasties-low-budget-horror-films-released-using-loophole-straight-VHS-seen.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

However, since the suit is being filed in the UK, it will be tested against the UK’s “fair dealing” doctrine, a version of “fair use,” but one which is less permissive.

Source: https://www.pcworld.com/article/1475597/getty-sues-stability-ai-and-the-future-of-ai-art-could-be-at-stake.html

In Cabo San Lucas, where permissive pharmacies catering to tourists seemed even easier to find, nine samples from four drugstores tested positive for adulterants: Six came up for fentanyl, and three for methamphetamine.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-02-02/mexico-pharmacy-fentanyl-laced-pills-meth

I not sure what permissive zoning is but it sounds like something that is a waste of time and we have no time to waste.

Source: https://www.denverpost.com/2023/03/06/denver-mayor-election-candidate-questionnaire-2023/

In recent times, however, we have watched the state be permissive or compassionate in spirit but more or less derelict in practice.

Source: https://www.centralmaine.com/2023/05/28/our-view-with-the-right-support-maine-can-move-beyond-asylum-seeker-inflection-point/

Later, he pushed to altogether, though, he’ll note, the rules are still among the nation’s most permissive.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2023-04-27/scott-wiener-san-francisco-california-congress

Some advocates argue that Manchester’s permissive policies have drawn people from around the region to the city’s streets.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/30/us/politics/fentanyl-republicans-gop-primary.html

The expansion of Canada's euthanasia laws, already among the most permissive on the planet, has raised concerns from some quarters.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11611095/Canadian-doctor-whos-euthanized-400-says-helped-kill-man-deemed-incapable-choosing-suicide.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

The pandemic, however, lit a fire under both amateur and professional bakers and pastry chefs who had too much time on their hands during the statewide shutdown and decided to use the state’s permissive rules to their advantage.

Source: https://www.denverpost.com/2023/12/14/denver-best-bakeries-pastries-opening/

The permissive and ambivalent reaction by the international community to the litany of war crimes and flagrant breaches of international law by Israel has been shameful.

Source: https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/politics/arid-41267119.html

To have a fighting chance at a second term, Biden must balance reassuring swing voters of his commitment to border security first and foremost while supporting the permissive immigration policy the left demands.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/07/13/how-biden-risks-losing-in-2024-over-failure-to-stop-the-migrant-surge/