Permissive

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[adj] granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline; "direct primary legislation is largely permissive rather than prescriptive"; "permissive parents"
[adj] not preventive

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Synonyms

admitting of(p), allowing of(p), bailable, indulgent, lax, lenient, permitting of(p), soft

Antonyms

preventative, preventive, unpermissive

Related Terms

accommodating, accordant, acquiescent, admissive, affable, affirmative, agreeable, agreeing, allowing, amiable, approving, assenting, benevolent, benign, benignant, broad-minded, careless, complaisant, compliable, compliant, conditional, consentient, cons