Leeway

/[ˈliːˌweɪ]/

Synonyms for "leeway" (112 found)

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Closest matches (23)

Noun(5 words)
aesthetic distanceair spaceample scopeblank checkcaesuracarte blancheclearancecompassdeep spacedepths of spacediscontinuitydistancedistance betweendivergencedouble spacedrift
Verb(1 words)
allow room
Adjective(1 words)
allowed room

Strong matches (33)

driftwayelbowroomem spaceen spaceextentfarnessfieldfree coursefree handfree playfree scopefreeboardfreedomfull scopefull swinggivehair spacehalf spaceheadroomheadway
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Adjective(2 words)
elastic stretchgalician espazo
Noun(3 words)
flexibilityfreedomitalian spazio

Related words (56)

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remotenessroomroom to spareropescopesea roomseparationsingle spaceslackspacespace betweenspanspare roomsteeragewaysternwaystretchstrideswingtime intervaltolerancewaywayswide berth
Noun(12 words)
latitudelatitude descriptorlatitudeslegroomlegroomsmargemargin of errormarginsprovide spaceroomscopeswiggle
Determiner(1 words)
the room

Related word relations

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4 entries
bufferdiscretionelbow roomsafety margin

Collocations

6 entries
ample leewayconsiderable leewayfinancial leewaylittle leewayplanning leewaytime leeway

Inflections

1 entries

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

If you give Tom any leeway, he'll probably just walk all over you.

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We may have just enough leeway in the negotiations to get the project approved.

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You're being too strict. Give your employees some leeway.

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You've been given a lot of leeway so far.

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