Leniency and Wantonness

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

Usage example: the defense requested leniency in light of their client's lack of a prior criminal record

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Wantonness is an antonym for leniency.

Nearby Words: lenient, leniently, lenience

Wantonness noun - Disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others.

Usage example: the barbaric wantonness with which the guards treated the prisoners of war

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Leniency is an antonym for wantonness.

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Wantonness and Leniency. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/leniency/wantonness

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