Antonyms for draconian
dreɪˈkoʊ ni ən, drə-; -ˈkɒn ɪkdra·co·ni·an

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1. draconian2

   Of or resembling a dragon

   Synonyms:
   dragonlike, draconic

Princeton's WordNet

1. Draconianadjective

   of or relating to Draco or his harsh code of laws

   "Draconian measures"

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1. lenient

   excessively harsh

   ''he spanked his kid for a ''white lie", which i think is a bit draconian.

   Submitted by anonymous on December 7, 2020  

How to use draconian in a sentence?

1. Martin Lee:

   This is an ancient, colonial set of regulations, and Christopher Cheung don't use them unless Christopher Cheung can't legislate anymore. Once Christopher Cheung start, there's no end to it. She could even invoke Article 23 under this, that gives her justification - I need more police powers, I need more draconian laws - it's so handy. She is completely destroying the rule of law. Only the government can really harm the rule of law, citizens can not.

2. Glenn Youngkin:

   The fact that businesses are still dealing with COVID-19 related penalties and fines is infuriating, livelihoods are on the line. In the previous administration, we saw our government shut down businesses, close our schools, and separate us from each other. While we can’t undo the damage done during the Northam administration, we are taking action going forward to end COVID-era draconian overreach.

3. Meenakshi Ganguly:

   The counter terror law is draconian. We see it is being used rampantly to jail peaceful critics without bail, it was for the courts to decide if Swamy was guilty, but in repeatedly stifling bail, the authorities chose not to protect.

4. Andy Biggs:

   This has gone on long enough. There is no reason to keep The Capitol closed and to continue enforcing the draconian mask mandate, the Capitol belongs to the American people, and their right to come before Congress is not contingent on wearing a mask. No more excuses, reopen The Capitol and rescind the mandates so that we can return to normal.

5. Tim Clark:

   What happened in Sharm al-Sheikh last week, and to a lesser extent with the ... (Germanwings) aircraft, are game changers for our industry, they have to be addressed at industry level because no doubt the countries -- U.S., Europe -- I would think will make some fairly stringent, draconian demands on the way aviation works with security.

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