PEREMPTORY Antonyms

• lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly

• characterized by lack of decision and firmness

• not definitely settling something

• not clearly defined

• tolerant or lenient

• not strict

• characterized by tolerance and mercy

• dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority

• lacking in energy or will

• expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb

• the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb

• peacefully resistant in response to injustice

• inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination

• abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant

• under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon

• unsettled in mind or opinion

• lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance

• not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown

• not established or confirmed

• not certain to occur; not inevitable

• subject to change

• not consistent or dependable

• ambiguous (especially in the negative)

• a verbal act of admitting defeat

• the act of conceding or yielding

• inclined to yield to argument or influence or control

• lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure

• tending to give in or surrender or agree