/ Thesaurus / L Synonyms of lenience Find synonyms for: Noun1. lenience, leniency, mildness, lenity, mercifulness, mercyusage: mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant2. indulgence, lenience, leniency, permissiveness, toleranceusage: a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone; "too much indulgence spoils a child"3. lenience, leniency, toleranceusage: lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachersWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: aversion Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language