Synonyms and antonyms of Describing ways of treating people in British Thesaurus

abusive (adjective)

used for describing situations in which people are treated in a cruel or violent way

brotherly (adjective)

if a man’s behaviour towards a woman is brotherly, he likes her a lot but he does not love her in a romantic way

conveyor belt (noun)

used in a negative way to refer to situations in which people are treated as if they are products in a factory

demeaning (adjective)

demeaning behaviour or treatment makes people have less respect for you

exploitative (adjective)

formal treating people unfairly in order to get some benefit for yourself

indulgent (adjective)

allowing someone to do or have what they want

indulgent (adjective)

treating someone with kindness, especially when you should be strict

ingratiating (adjective)

showing disapproval done in an attempt to get someone’s approval

lenient (adjective)

if a person or system is lenient, they punish someone less severely than they could

light-touch (adjective)

not very detailed or severe

nurture (noun)

the care and attention given to something or someone in order to help them to develop

permissive (adjective)

allowing someone a large amount of freedom to behave as they choose, especially in relation to sex

punishment (noun)

rough treatment that a person or thing suffers