Breadcrumb Home > Thesaurus > P Synonyms of permissive Find synonyms for: Adjective1. permissive (vs. preventive), bailableusage: not preventive2. permissive (vs. unpermissive), indulgent, lenient, softusage: granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline; "direct primary legislation is largely permissive rather than prescriptive"; "permissive parents"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.Definition and meaning of permissive (Dictionary) ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: taradiddle Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language