Choose a suitable Synonym of the following word: "LENIENT"
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Merciful
Lenient means not as strict or severe as expected, gentle in punishing. Its synonym is merciful.
Example: The judge was lenient with the young offender.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Merciful (answer) | showing kindness and forgiveness to someone one could punish (a lenient person is gentle in judging and punishing, and so is a merciful one) | The merciful king set the prisoners free. |
| (2) Pensive | deep in serious thought, often a little sad | She sat by the window in a pensive mood. |
| (3) Solace | comfort in sorrow (a noun, not a quality of a person's judgement) | Music was his only solace after the loss. |
| (4) Bleak | cold, bare and cheerless, or without hope | The future of the factory looks bleak. |
| Synonyms of lenient: merciful, tolerant, forgiving, indulgent Antonyms of lenient: strict, harsh, severe, stern Also asked in CUET (UG): lenient – 23-05-2026 Slot 2, 16-09-2022 Slot 1 pensive – 30-05-2023 Slot 1, 23-08-2022 Slot 1 solace – 18-06-2023 Slot 1 bleak – 26-05-2023 Slot 1, 08-08-2022 Slot 1 |