Synonyms of letting

letting 1 of 2

noun

as in allowing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• allowing
• permitting
• granting
• permission
• consent
• licensing
• sanction
• licence
• leave
• clearance
• allowance
• okay
• approval
• tolerance
• sanctioning
• enabling
• licencing
• toleration
• license
• authorization
• indorsement
• support
• OK
• approbation
• encouragement
• endorsement
• prescription
• promotion
• sufferance
• facilitation
• blessing
• imprimatur
• submission
• acquiescence
• compliance
• assent
• agreement
• obedience
• accession

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ban
• veto
• prohibition
• embargo
• interdiction
• limitation
• restriction
• interdict
• restraint
• inhibition
• proscription
• taboo
• constraint
• no-no
• tabu

letting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of let

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• allowing
• permitting
• leaving
• authorizing
• approving
• empowering
• endorsing
• licensing
• sanctioning
• indorsing
• commissioning
• freeing
• liberating
• licencing
• indulging
• releasing
• catering (to)
• humoring
• giving in (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prohibiting
• forbidding
• preventing
• enjoining
• discouraging
• blocking
• inhibiting
• obstructing
• barring
• curbing
• deterring
• impeding
• constraining
• holding back
• frustrating

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• renting
• leasing
• hiring
• engaging
• chartering
• subletting
• lodging
• subleasing
• rack-renting

3

as in enabling

to make able or possible

the low gravity on the moon lets you make enormous leaps and jumps

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enabling
• allowing
• empowering
• permitting
• preparing
• approving
• equipping
• endorsing
• readying
• sanctioning
• qualifying
• fitting
• habilitating
• conditioning
• indorsing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• preventing
• precluding
• inhibiting
• prohibiting
• forbidding
• disallowing
• enjoining

4

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• allowing
• tolerating
• ignoring
• permitting
• suffering
• putting up with
• condoning
• disregarding
• forgiving
• excusing
• brushing (aside or off)
• overlooking
• winking (at)
• indulging
• pardoning
• catering (to)
• giving in (to)
• humoring
• shrugging off
• brooking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• preventing
• blocking
• prohibiting
• barring
• forbidding
• constraining
• interfering (with)
• inhibiting
• discouraging
• curbing
• impeding
• deterring
• holding back
• frustrating