People gratuitously making fools out of themselves is a consequence of a pluralistic and permissive society.
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Permissive
Synonyms for "permissive" (194 found)
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Closest matches (39)
abandonedaccommodatingaccordantacquiescentadmissiveaffableaffirmativeagreeableagreeingallowingamiableapprovingassentingbenevolentbenignbenignantbroad-mindedcarelesscomplaisantcompliable
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Noun(5 words)
Adjective(2 words)
broad ruleeasygoing manner
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (58)
endorsingfavorablefreethinkinggenerousgo gograciousimmoderateimperativeimpotentimpreciseinadvertentinattentiveincontinentindicativeindifferentindulgentintemperateirrepressiblejussivekind
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Noun(14 words)
facilitatingfacilitativefree licenseindulgentindulgent personindulginglaxativelegalizinglenientlenient personlenient policyliberalloose regulationloosening
Adjective(10 words)
freergenerous gesturehands-offlackadaisicallate arrival policylaxerlaxestliberal ideasliberal policyloose pieces
Verb(3 words)
Related words (97)
Adjective(8 words)
modemoodneglectfulneglectingnegligentnoninterferingnonprohibitivenonrestrictivenothing loathobligativeobligingoff guardoff-guardopen-mindedoptativeout of controlout of handoverindulgentoverly permissiveoverpermissive
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permittingpotentialprocrastinatingpromptrampantratifyingreadyrelaxedremissriotoussanctioningscampingskimpingslackslightingslipshodsloppyslurringsoftsubjunctivesubmissivesufferingtoleranttoleratingunbigotedunbridleduncheckeduncircumspectuncoerceduncompelledunconstraineduncontrolleduncurbedunforcedungovernedungrudgingunguardeduninhibitedunloathunmeasuredunmuzzledunprohibitiveunrefusingunreinedunreluctantunrepressedunreservedunrestrainedunrigorousunrulyunsuppressedunwaryunwatchfulwantonweakwildwilling
Noun(12 words)
more liberalnonrestrictive termopen licenseoverindulgingpermissive licenserelaxingrevellingslack linetoleranttolerant personungoverned spaceunrestricted license
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16 entriesapache licensebroad licensingbsd licensegpl licenseindulgenceindulgent guardianinformal policyleniencylenient parentlenient ruleliberalitymit licensepermissive cell linepermissive environmentpermissive hosttolerant peer
Collocations
8 entriespermissive approachpermissive attitudepermissive environmentpermissive licensepermissive parentingpermissive policypermissive rulepermissive society
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesAntonyms
2 entriessimilar
4 entriesSample sentences
8 total sentences available.
Tom's parents were very permissive.
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Tom's parents are very permissive.
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Mary's parents are very permissive.
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