leeway
Freedom to do things in your own way or make small mistakes.
leeway in a sentence
- Our teacher gives us some leeway in art, letting us choose our own colours and subjects.
- This recipe gives you plenty of leeway, so add more or less sugar as you please.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to leeway?
- Arules
- Blimits
- Ccontrol
- Dfreedom
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D: freedom. The other three mean the opposite of leeway.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to leeway?
- Aspace
- Broom
- Climits
- Dfreedom
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C: limits. The other three mean nearly the same as leeway.
Words that mean something similar
freedom, room, space
Words that mean the opposite
limits, rules, control
More words about behaviour & manners
- lenient: Gentle and not strict when someone breaks a rule.
- liberty: The freedom to live, think and act as you choose.
- lure: To tempt a person or animal into going somewhere.
- meddle: To interfere in things that are not your business.
- menace: Something or someone that causes danger or harm.
- mercy: The kindness you show someone when you could have punished or harmed them.
- mingle: To mix with other people at a gathering.
- mischievous: Naughty in a playful way.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test