leeways
Wiggle rooms allowed
Leeways is the plural of leeway, the room to maneuver or margin for error in a situation.
The word comes from sailing—the sideways drift of a ship off its intended course.
Now it usually means flexibility or freedom of action: The budget gives us some leeways for unexpected costs.
Though the plural exists, leeway more commonly appears as an uncountable noun.
Absence of tautness
- wiggle roomFlexibility to adjust
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
- playRecreation or staged drama
- giveTo transfer possession
tolerance · looseness · clearance · adjustment · breathing room · elbow room · margin for error · cushion
Protective intermediate space
- cushionStuffed fabric for comfort
- safety marginBuilt-in tolerance for error
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- roomEnclosed interior area
space · gap · surplus · reserve · overage · padding · contingency · headroom
Careful judgment in speech
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- libertyAbsence of unjust constraint
- independenceFreedom from external control
- licenseFormal grant of permission
free rein · carte blanche · permission · choice · self-determination · agency · volition · unrestraint
slack
Absence of tautness
- wiggle roomFlexibility to adjust
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
- playRecreation or staged drama
give · tolerance · looseness · clearance · adjustment · breathing room · elbow room · margin for error · cushion · buffer
buffer
Protective intermediate space
- cushionStuffed fabric for comfort
- safety marginBuilt-in tolerance for error
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
room · space · gap · surplus · reserve · overage · padding · contingency · headroom · extra
discretion
Careful judgment in speech
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- libertyAbsence of unjust constraint
- independenceFreedom from external control
license · free rein · carte blanche · permission · choice · self-determination · agency · volition · unrestraint · scope
leewaysconstraints
Limits on action
restrictions · limitations · strictures · rigidity · inflexibility
leewayszero tolerance
Policy allowing no infractions
exactitude · exactness · precision · tightness · constrictions
- give leewayAllow margin for error