non-strict

Allowing some flexibility

Non-strict describes rules, standards, or interpretations that allow flexibility or exceptions.

A non-strict dress code permits some variation.

In programming and logic, non-strict evaluation delays computing values until they're actually needed, contrasting with strict evaluation that processes everything immediately.

The teacher took a non-strict approach to late assignments.

lenient

forgiving

Inclined to pardon offenses

indulgentToo willing to yield
easygoingRelaxed in temperament
gentleSoft and kind

merciful · compassionate · understanding · patient · clement · tolerant · soft · mild · kind · benevolent

permissive

lax

Insufficiently firm or rigorous

looseNot firmly secured
relaxedFree of stress
casualRelaxed and informal

informal · undemanding · allowing · liberal · unfussy · hands-off · laissez-faire · unrigorous · freewheeling · unregimented

tolerant

accepting

Willing to receive

open-mindedReceptive to different ideas
nonjudgmentalNot forming harsh opinions
unprejudicedFree from preconceptions

broad-minded · inclusive · accommodating · supportive · receptive · unbiased · impartial · fair-minded · egalitarian · pluralistic

flexible

adaptable

Able to adjust readily

adjustableAble to be changed
malleableCapable of being shaped
pliableCapable of bending easily

elastic · bendable · supple · yielding · versatile · modifiable · reconfigurable · convertible · fluid · dynamic

Opposites

rigor and exactness

non-strictstrict

Rigorous, without flexibility

exacting · rigorous · precise · exact · stringent

discipline and enforcement

non-strictstrict

Rigorous, without flexibility

harsh · severe · authoritarian · stern · hard-line

logical/computational precision

non-strictstrict

Rigorous, without flexibility

exact match · explicit

Family

non, strict, strictly, strictness, stricter, strictest, constrict, constriction, restrict

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