1
as in to allow
to give permission to
my parents would not let me drive until I had a job and could pay for my own gas
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
3
as in to enable
to make able or possible
the low gravity on the moon lets you make enormous leaps and jumps
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
4
as in to tolerate
to fail to prevent (some behavior on someone's part) especially from neglect or indifference
they let their kids get away with murder
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
as in obstacle
something that makes movement or progress difficult
artists are allowed to sell their goods in the public square without let or hindrance
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of let
Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
But let’s phrase it differently.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2025
Stars used let the press into their homes to introduce their new baby, which is crazy.
—María Mérida, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2025
The narrative could be that Alabama is playing at home and won’t let its guard down against Vandy again.
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for let
Verb
The new seven-story building is made of glass, similar to its sister UHealth Doral, an intentional architectural design that is meant to create openness and let in natural light to help boost moods and make the hospital feel less like a medical facility.
—Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
But let’s phrase it differently.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2025
Stars used let the press into their homes to introduce their new baby, which is crazy.
—María Mérida, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2025
The narrative could be that Alabama is playing at home and won’t let its guard down against Vandy again.
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for let
Recent Examples of Synonyms for let
Verb
-
The Senate late on Tuesday rejected in a 55-45 vote a 7-week stopgap funding measure supported by Republicans that would have allowed the government to continue operations.—
Oren Oppenheim,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
-
According to authorities Gibson allowed his large dogs to roam freely in the neighborhood and a neighbor’s ring camera caught footage moments after the alleged atatck.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
No longer a neighborhood pub, Sockeye Alehouse will remain available to rent for private events.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Oct. 2025
-
And Universal Pictures Home Entertainment movies will continue to be available to rent and purchase through YouTube TV.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
Promotion enabled Villa to access greater funds in the top flight, backed by owners Nassef Sawiris and Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Wes Edens, who took full control the year Villa won promotion.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
-
The maps of those three little museums have been superimposed on each other, enabling visitors to enter the three ghost spaces simultaneously, crossing layer after layer of cultural history, with the various walls and plans collapsing into one another.—
Joanna Warsza,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
Here, grizzlies don’t equate people with food—as opposed to populated areas where alluring smells forge a connection—and have learned to tolerate humans, thanks to decades of naturalists adopting nonthreatening practices.—
Susan Portnoy,
AFAR Media,
3 Oct. 2025
-
Water Chocolate cosmos tolerate dry conditions once established, but thrive with regular irrigation.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
This small but mighty cleaner has dual side brushes, multiple cleaning modes, and obstacle-avoidance technology.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
6 Oct. 2025
-
Yet despite these obstacles, Pita’s voice has only grown louder, emerging as a leading figure in the global conversation on democracy and reform.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
Such dreams of prosperity are only permitted for so long.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
-
If required, an individual-sized soft-sided cooler will be permitted.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
Administration officials have advanced coal mine expansions and lease sales in Utah, North Dakota, Tennessee and Alabama, in addition to Montana and Wyoming.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
-
And after the war, Desai leased his own hotel in San Francisco, the Hotel Goldfield.—
Catherine E. Shoichet,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
The collapse of water security in Iran has been decades in the making and is rooted in a mania for megaprojects—dam building, deep wells, and water transfer schemes—that ignored the fundamentals of hydrology and ecological balance.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
-
Pierre LeBrun’s viewpoint Arpon, no doubt the Hughes contract injects a fresh comparable into the discussion that neither the Canadiens nor the Hutson camp can ignore, though using comparables always seems to be in the eye of the beholder.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Let.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/let. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share