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

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

But, as is often the case with these kinds of monkey’s paws, the granting of a wish comes at a great cost—the wishmaker’s life. — Kayti Burt, Time, 24 Apr. 2026

In this age of excess and endless wish granting, self denial becomes a superpower and a necessity. — Maggie Anders, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026

The granting of humanitarian parole is discretionary and receiving it does not give the parolee any legal immigration status. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026

Following the granting of planning permission in September 2024, AELTC chief executive Sally Bolton and chair Debbie Jevans said that the courts would not be ready until the early 2030s. — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2026

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

Verb

Fulton County leaders are urging local boards that recruit businesses to stop granting tax breaks and other incentives for data centers, which continue to garner controversy across metro Atlanta. — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026

For decades, luxury hotel companies such as Four Seasons and The Ritz-Carlton have sold apartments within their hotels, granting wealthy homeowners access to amenities such as housekeeping, concierge services, fine-dining restaurants, and spas. — Zahra Tayeb, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

The logic is that if colleges are afraid to sign a player out of fear of retaliation, the player won’t receive the benefits of Judge Sweeney’s order granting the injunction. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Judge George Gallagher declined to sign an order granting Horner’s motion, which automatically resulted in the request being denied. — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

But proponents argued thousands of people already take potentially dangerous black market peptides, and that the agency should protect them by granting access to safer product. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 3 Aug. 2026

Mollick emphasizes that granting AI more access improves utility, but users must carefully manage permissions for security. — John Werner, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

While the ruling in Tennessee applied to those 19 basketball players, the one in Colorado cast a wider net, granting the class certification the plaintiffs sought. — ABC News, 31 July 2026

The appeals court said granting the stay, which would have removed the grace period again, could create voter confusion. — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026