Synonyms for leeway
ˈliˌweɪlee·way

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1. leewaynoun

   A varying degree or amount of freedom or flexibility; margin, latitude, elbowroom.

   I don't think we have a lot of leeway when it comes to proper formatting.

   Synonyms:
   freedom, latitude, wiggle room, flexibility

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.3 / 3 votes

1. leewaynoun

   (of a ship or plane) sideways drift

   Synonyms:
   allowance, tolerance, margin

2. allowance, leeway, margin, tolerancenoun

   a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits

   Synonyms:
   perimeter, allowance account, security deposit, permissiveness, gross profit margin, gross profit, valuation account, allowance, margin, adjustment, border, tolerance, valuation reserve

Matched Categories

1. • Divergence
   • Drift
   • Ship

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1. List of paraphrases for "leeway":

   margin, latitude, scope, flexibility, drift, room

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1. Lyrissa Lidsky:

   While there is more leeway and more hyperbole online and in social media in general, courts never really accepted that argument that social media is a libel free-zone.

2. Martin Halle:

   A few things are very clear: the demand for food is going up tremendously because of population growth, [Food production] is becoming more unstable because climate change is affecting production, in the context of growing land and water scarcity. There's very little leeway between supply and demand.

3. Elaine Kamarck:

   It is kind of inconsistent on their part. On the other hand, presidents have always been given much, much greater leeway to use their power in international economics and in defense and security issues, it's not surprising that the issues break like this.

4. Daniel Ramirez:

   And there will be some leeway in the Francisco era for a more nuanced approach to the contraception question.

5. Rushabh Doshi:

   Local production will give Apple the leeway to play with the margins of their distributors and indirectly price their phones lower.