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

The incredibly generous support from the Hearthland Foundation will underwrite our directors lab returning to the Sundance Mountain Resort and provide vital artist granting, which is profoundly meaningful. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026

To that, the AG’s office were silent Thursday on the granting of Block the Merger’s eleventh-hour motion. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026

Other presidential powers include the negotiation of treaties and the granting of pardons. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026

The Department of Homeland Security has appealed the granting of his asylum. — Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

While the granting or denial of a stay might sound like legal jargon, there are real-world implications at stake. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Realizing that truth would be a route toward not only better preparedness going forward but also a more general granting of grace. — Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026

Thus, in the end the appeals court affirmed the granting of the Hus' special motion and the award of attorney fees and costs against RCA. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

But without an objective yardstick, two police officers can review the same file and make opposite decisions about the granting of a license. — George A. Mocsary, The Conversation, 7 July 2026

Verb

Floyd, a former immigration judge, has advocated for prohibiting immigration courts from granting bond to detainees. — Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026

Republican incumbent Tim O’Hare has conceded in the race for his reelection, granting Democrat Alisa Simmons the win as the next Tarrant County judge. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026

That engineer’s wallet contained a token granting access to a container deployment. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 4 Nov. 2026

Natalee was declared legally dead in 2012 In January 2012, an Alabama judge declared Natalee legally dead, granting a petition filed by her father, Dave, four months earlier. — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2026

Other code indicates Apple will also reassure users of its privacy controls before granting access to the indoor camera tools. — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026

Before the five-in-five rule was passed in late June after the NBA Draft, granting five years of eligibility beginning with the 2023 high school class, UConn was seriously considering adding one player who was 23 years old, married with a child. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026

Document Scope Changes And Their Costs Price exceptions instead of granting them. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

The Duke Endowment is granting $100 million to the developing North Carolina Children’s Hospital, a collaboration between UNC Health and Duke Health. — Eva Flowe, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2026