Synonyms & related words for permissiveness

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of permissiveness — including tolerance, toleration, lenience, leniency, laxness, lenity. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to permissiveness

Explore words related to permissiveness — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include permissive, liberality, liberalness, permissively, broadmindedness, libertinism, tolerant, latitudinarianism. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for permissiveness

Common synonyms for permissiveness include tolerance, toleration, lenience, leniency, laxness, lenity, laxity, licentiousness — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does permissiveness come from?

The word permissiveness breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: per-, from Latin per (“thoroughly, through”); and -miss, from Latin mitto (“to send, let go”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.