Lenience and Refusal

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Lenience noun - Kind, gentle, or compassionate treatment especially towards someone who is undeserving of it.

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Refusal is an antonym for lenience in tolerance topic.

Nearby Words: lenient, leniently, leniency

Refusal noun - An unwillingness to grant something asked for.

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Lenience is an antonym for refusal.

Nearby Words: refuse, refused, refusing, refuser

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