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

Bring your own Oracle, one of the world's largest cloud providers, is letting clients bring in their own GPUs. — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026 The album moves like a DJ set, never letting a sound outstay its welcome. — Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026 The event began more than a century ago following a tempestuous season of shenanigans (like turning over outhouses and letting cows loose down Main Street); the city’s leaders decided to keep residents occupied every October from then on. — Michelle Mastro, Midwest Living, 9 Oct. 2026 DePodesta experimented by adding two free-agent veterans, Tomoyuki Sugano and Michael Lorenzen, and letting coach Alon Leichman call the pitches from the dugout. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2026 Intravenous lines can fail for several reasons, like a needle and catheter not being properly placed in a vein or wiggling out of place — or a vein rupturing and letting blood and IV fluid leak into tissue surrounding the IV site. — Rebecca Boone, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026 Letting Short-Term Pressure Dictate Decisions One mistake is letting short-term pressure dictate the decision. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 The Stock Market Game™ does the same, letting students research real investments and weigh risk against reward. — Michael Poore Special To The Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026 Though badly hurt, Indian captain Smit Machchhar fought back and opened the cockpit door, letting passengers and crew overpower the attacker. — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 1 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

But environmentalists are concerned about data centers developing on federal lands to skirt environmental protections and laws and circumvent permitting processes.

— Jessica Hill, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
The guidelines avoided mandatory government licensing, preclearance, thus permitting development before the release of the latest AI models.

— John Caruso, Hartford Courant, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of permitting

Verb

The economic cost Reynaldo Goitía has a business in the city of Lechería in northeastern Venezuela renting out musical instruments for concerts and artists.

— Catherine Ellis, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Purchasing a second home in a more affordable market while renting your primary home can offer a chance to build equity, experience homeownership or simply have a place to escape.

— Michelle Vartan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of renting

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The aerospace company, led by Elon Musk, struck a deal to acquire a nationwide low-band spectrum that will advance Starlink’s wireless capabilities by enabling the signal to pass through walls and other obstacles.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
Google, Visa, and Mastercard are building systems enabling AI agents to make payments and access credentials like credit cards.

— Caryn Seidman Becker, Fortune, 9 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

Verb

Instead, revenue protection mode—according to the DOJ—prioritized maintaining revenue by leasing fewer apartments at higher prices.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
Lower net gains in trading activities, lower lease income after the sale of its railcar-leasing business , and lower gains from equity securities weighed on the result.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of leasing

Verb

Isaac Gonzalez, a traffic safety advocate and founder of Slow Down Sacramento, said roads like Valley Hi Drive were built wide and open, which can lead to drivers ignoring speed limits.

— Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Republicans stripped away key delaying tactics in recent years by ending the filibuster in 2017 and ignoring the Judiciary Committee’s quorum rules in 2020.

— The Conversation, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026