LETTING Synonyms: 116 Similar and Opposite Words

letting 1 of 2

noun

as in allowing

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letting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of let

as in permitting

to give permission to my parents would not let me drive until I had a job and could pay for my own gas

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as in renting

chiefly British to give the possession and use of (something) in return for periodic payment the pensioner has begun letting rooms in her home to earn some extra money

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as in enabling

to make able or possible the low gravity on the moon lets you make enormous leaps and jumps

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as in tolerating

to fail to prevent (some behavior on someone's part) especially from neglect or indifference they let their kids get away with murder

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Recent Examples of letting

Noun

The disappointment of a tournament defeat always turns to anger and, very quickly, the need for blood-letting. — The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 16 July 2026 Good health relied on keeping them in balance, by blood-letting for example. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 23 Apr. 2026 Social media is one of the key drivers and reinforcers of anti-Semitic extremism; tweets like Abd el-Fattah’s are not just harmless letting-off of steam. — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025

Verb

By letting its subjects speak for themselves without imposing judgments, the film offers a poetic view of alternative ways of life. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 24 Oct. 2026 San Clemente often ran two-way star Jaxson Rex out of the Wildcat formation, letting the Brigham Young commit’s athleticism take center stage. — Caleb Otte, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026 Wearables like the Apple Watch, Oura Ring and Fitbit have fed the behavior by letting users experiment with their routines and measure what works. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2026 Because the outcome of sporting events holds significance to the athlete, the brain doesn’t distinguish between the threat of letting a team down by allowing a game-losing goal and a predator in the wild. — Jesse Granger, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2026 To be just as wild and free, letting nothing but your own intuition and delight guide you in the creation of your own table energy back home. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 Tiisetso’s view The treasury’s effort to lock in the progress in reining in spending rests on an optimistic premise that letting politicians explain themselves will keep them in line. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Of course, one is inevitably loaded with expectations and prejudices, but the ideal of letting the work teach you how to consider it, as the philosopher Stanely Cavell counseled, is a useful starting point. — Lola Seaton, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026 Sullivan credited the team's leadership group for not letting the morale dip last too long. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for letting

Noun

The Stresa shoe was a key model in the collection, drawing on the aesthetic of modern unlined loafers, with a sleek silhouette thanks to the ultra-flexible sole allowing for natural movement.

— Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 21 June 2026

Definition of allowing

Verb

The funding will support exploration drilling, laboratory testing, engineering, and permitting work to assess whether the district can support tungsten production.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2026
Monitors will introduce themselves to the poll manager and present government ID (and a letter from the jurisdiction permitting entrance to the polls with the monitors' names, if the jurisdiction wants each monitor identified).

— Joe Brandt, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of permitting

Verb

Silverstein also suggests renting costumes by looking through websites like Facebook Marketplace, Depop and Poshmark.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
The curvaceous Road to Hana, which hugs Maui's northeastern shore around Haleakalā National Park, is one of the island's most memorable experiences, one that will make the hassle of renting a car worth it.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of renting

Verb

Ard succeeds Ryan Fiedler, who has served as CFO since June 2025 and is stepping down to transition to an external consulting role, enabling him to spend more time with his family, according to the company.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
For example, Pontello showed how Hydrogel, Soko’s process that converts water into a gel, enabling a gentler, faster, and significantly more sustainable wash, can achieve new effects by adding color to the gel.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of enabling

Verb

Nathan is offended and starts going on his usual rant about not tolerating disrespect toward his family.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026
Egyptian authorities alternated over the decades between tolerating and repressing the group, which was permitted to field candidates in elections for brief periods.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of tolerating

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

Definition of granting

Verb

The leases take time, as a solar or carbon lease developer typically has a 3- to 5-year option period, leasing the land with no impact to timber operations.

— Sebastien Chasse, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
While working for his family's auto-leasing company, Selig became a minority investor in the Milwaukee Braves, who played at County Stadium from 1953-65 and won two NL pennants and the 1957 World Series.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of leasing

Verb

Barely a week into the Lakers’ season, ignoring the records, forgetting the statistics, only one thing is abundantly clear.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
The department did not respond to a request to share its legal justification for ignoring the Biden-era changes.

— Cory Turner, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026