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Permissive vs Acquiescent - What's the difference?

permissive | acquiescent | Synonyms |

Permissive is a synonym of acquiescent.


As adjectives the difference between permissive and acquiescent

is that permissive is giving, or predisposed to give permission; lenient while acquiescent is willing to acquiesce, accept or agree to something without objection, protest or resistance.

permissive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Giving, or predisposed to give permission; lenient.

    • Anagrams

    * impressive ----

    acquiescent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • willing to acquiesce, accept or agree to something without objection, protest or resistance
  • resting satisfied or submissive; disposed tacitly to submit; assentive; as, an acquiescent policy.

    • See also

    * quiescent

    References

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