Meanings
adjectiveunpermissive (comparative more unpermissive, superlative most unpermissive)
comparative more unpermissive · superlative most unpermissive
- strict; repressive
an unpermissive boss
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivenot inclined to grant permission; severe in discipline
Opposite
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishpermissive
- Englishunpermissive
From un- + permissive.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
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APA
unpermissive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpermissive
MLA
“unpermissive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpermissive. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unpermissive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpermissive.
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