UNPERMISSIVENESS Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word unpermissiveness. (close relations)
unpermissive
Best Alternative Words for UNPERMISSIVENESS
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inflexibility | nounn | |||||||
noun • a lack of physical flexibility • the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe | ||||||||
intolerance | nounn | |||||||
noun • impatience with annoyances • unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs | ||||||||
intransigence | nounn | |||||||
noun • the trait of being intransigent; stubbornly refusing to compromise | ||||||||
rigidity | nounn | |||||||
noun • the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending • the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe | ||||||||
severity | nounn | |||||||
noun • used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather • something hard to endure • extreme plainness • excessive sternness | ||||||||
strictness | nounn | |||||||
noun • conscientious attention to rules and details • uncompromising resolution | ||||||||
restrictiveness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a grammatical qualification that makes the meaning more specific (`red hat' has a more specific meaning than `hat') • a lack of permissiveness or indulgence and a tendency to confine behavior within certain specified limits |