Synonyms for permissiveness
per·mis·sive·ness

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1. permissiveness, tolerancenoun

   a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior

   Synonyms:
   leeway, allowance, tolerance, margin

   Antonyms:
   unpermissiveness, restrictiveness

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1. List of paraphrases for "permissiveness":

   laxity, toleration

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1. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov:

   The West clearly has lost self-control in venting anger against Russia and has destroyed its own rules and institutions, including respect for private property, it’s necessary to put an end to the arrogant Western philosophy of self-superiority, exclusivity and total permissiveness.

2. Thomas Szasz:

   Permissiveness is the principle of treating children as if they were adults; and the tactic of making sure they never reach that stage.

3. H Hahn Blavatsky:

   Permissiveness is the principle of treating children as if they were adults and the tactic of making sure they never reach that stage.