Lenience and Ruthlessness

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

Usage example: a judge's reputation for lenience towards first-time criminals

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Ruthlessness is an antonym for lenience.

Nearby Words: lenient, leniently, leniency

Ruthlessness noun - Feelings of extreme heartlessness.

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Lenience is an antonym for ruthlessness.

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Ruthlessness and Lenience. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lenience/ruthlessness

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