Main entry: permissive
Definition: granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline
Usage: direct primary legislation is largely permissive rather than prescriptive; permissive parents
Antonyms: unpermissive
Definition: not inclined to grant permission; severe in discipline
Antonyms: hard
Definition: resisting weight or pressure
Antonyms: hard
Definition: dispassionate
Antonyms: hard
Definition: (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum
Antonyms: hard, concentrated
Definition: (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
Antonyms: loud
Definition: characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
Antonyms: hardened
Definition: protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)
Antonyms: nonindulgent, strict
Definition: characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint
Main entry: permissive
Definition: not preventive
Antonyms: preventative, preventive
Definition: tending to prevent or hinder