Synonyms of carte blanche

carte blanche

noun

as in free hand

permission to do something in any way you choose to do it

We gave the decorator carte blanche to furnish the house.

Related Words

• free hand
• blank check
• uninhibitedness
• abandon
• spontaneity
• unrestraint
• permissiveness
• ease
• zeal
• lightheartedness
• exuberance
• fervor
• warmth
• unconstraint
• naturalness
• abandonment
• zealotry
• carelessness
• zealousness
• recklessness
• spontaneousness
• enthusiasm
• indiscretion
• insouciance
• spirit
• impulsivity
• unself-consciousness
• heedlessness
• impulsiveness
• ardor
• thoughtlessness
• excess
• casualness
• immoderacy
• incontinence
• wildness
• indulgence
• excessiveness
• offhandedness
• licentiousness
• intemperance
• wantonness

Dissimilar Words

• reserve
• embarrassment
• suppression
• reticence
• inhibition
• uneasiness
• repression
• discretion
• discipline
• self-consciousness
• restraint
• constraint
• carefulness
• willpower
• self-restraint
• self-control
• self-discipline
• discreetness
• heedfulness
• self-denial
• self-mastery
• self-command

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of carte blanche

Indiana is offering carte blanche and at least $1 billion in funding for a new Bears stadium, in return for all the jobs and taxes an arena will generate. — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026

Meanwhile, in Knoxville, major label talent scouts given carte blanche to sign artists off the red-hot radio were handing out deals. — Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 1 June 2026

Harrison’s fascination with the spiritual East was in full swing, and when Wonderwall director Joe Massot gave him carte blanche, the musician jetted over to EMI’s recording studios in Bombay. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 May 2026

The Louvre has given Serre carte blanche over the display window of its bookshop, positioning the capsule within the museum’s retail environment rather than a traditional fashion setting. — Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 8 May 2026

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