Synonyms of granting

granting 1 of 2

noun

as in permission

the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something

your granting of an interview for this job opening will be much appreciated

Synonyms & Similar Words

• permission
• authorization
• consent
• permit
• sanction
• license
• warrant
• allowance
• clearance
• signature
• grant
• leave
• concurrence
• green light
• accreditation
• sufferance
• certification
• seal
• agreement
• acceptance
• liberty
• stamp
• patent
• assent
• pass
• tolerance
• concession
• imprimatur
• acquiescence
• toleration
• OK
• accord

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refusal
• prohibition
• denial
• revocation
• rejection
• injunction
• veto
• exclusion
• suppression
• interdiction
• proscription
• repression
• ban
• deterrence
• embargo
• taboo
• discouragement

granting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of grant

1

as in admitting

to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly

you will grant that she is difficult to work with

Synonyms & Similar Words

• admitting
• confessing
• acknowledging
• conceding
• agreeing
• allowing
• announcing
• disclosing
• recognizing
• owning (up to)
• revealing
• confirming
• accepting
• telling
• affirming
• declaring
• coming clean (about)
• saying
• unloading
• imparting
• fessing (up)
• informing
• proclaiming
• publishing
• yielding
• professing
• exposing
• communicating
• betraying
• talking
• broadcasting
• warning
• spilling
• unburdening
• avowing
• disburdening
• whispering
• divulging
• breathing
• tipping (off)
• giving away
• leaking
• breaking
• unveiling
• squealing
• ratting
• blabbing
• tattling
• wising (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denying
• disallowing
• disclaiming
• rejecting
• disavowing
• negating
• contradicting
• disputing
• covering (up)
• refuting
• repudiating
• disowning
• concealing
• rebutting
• negativing
• hiding
• obscuring
• kidding (oneself)
• veiling
• gainsaying

2

as in conferring

to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly

by the power vested in me, I grant you the keys to the city

Synonyms & Similar Words

• conferring
• awarding
• giving
• providing
• according
• vesting
• offering
• bestowing
• presenting
• supplying
• showing
• extending
• contributing
• assigning
• furnishing
• allocating
• donating
• appropriating
• designating
• appointing
• proffering
• naming
• setting
• fixing
• dubbing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• revoking
• calling
• rescinding
• repealing
• recalling
• dropping
• aborting
• invalidating
• annulling
• nullifying
• abrogating
• voiding
• withdrawing
• writing off
• calling off
• retracting
• taking back
• recanting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of granting

Noun

Regulators have pledged faster turnarounds and the granting of rates that reflect growing wildfire risks to incentivize insurers to expand coverage in high-hazard areas. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026

The end of the group stage earlier in the week was overshadowed by Iran's departure from the tournament and the granting of asylum to members of the delegation. —ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026

Australia's government is being urged to provide asylum to the team, with some drawing comparisons to the country's previous granting of humanitarian visas to Afghanistan's women's cricket team. —Swati Pandey, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026

In 2021, after more than a dozen unsuccessful appeals and with the help of the Northern California Innocence Project, Sacramento Superior Court found Puckett factually innocent of all charges following the granting of a writ of habeas corpus by the California Supreme Court. —Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 4 Mar. 2026

The granting of cert requires at least four justices voting in its favor. —Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Mar. 2026

Among these benefits was the granting of an American Express Centurion cards to him and his wife. —Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026

The last large-scale granting of legal status took place almost 21 years ago, under the government of José Luís Rodríguez Zapatero, which processed more than 576,000 applications. —Pau Mosquera, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026

Figure’s business centers around putting mortgages on the blockchain, which the company says speeds up the granting and funding of home loans. —Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025

Verb

Arda Kucukkaya | Anadolu | Getty Images Meta is granting stock options to key leaders in an effort to retain talent as pressure intensifies on the company to bolster its position in artificial intelligence. —Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026

Missouri law generally prohibits granting in-state tuition to students without lawful immigration status. —Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026

Rights holders had to request removal instead of granting permission upfront. —Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026

Many religious minorities feel that provision writes a hierarchy into law, granting special privileges to the majority religion. —Eranda Jayawickreme, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026

The fundraising push comes just ahead of Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island granting its 11,000th wish to a 4-year-old in Marblehead next weekend. —Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026

This bill will ensure that threats to companion animals are grounds for granting domestic violence protection orders. —Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026

Miami finished second both times over the past four years, though the Heat essentially walked away last summer by not granting the Suns’ wishes. —Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026

Judge Conway, who ordered his deportation, has among the lowest rates of granting asylum among judges in the city, a 2024 report found. —Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026