Synonyms of licensing

licensing 1 of 2

noun

variants also licencing

as in license

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

licensing

2 of 2

verb

variants also licencing

present participle of license

as in enabling

to give official or legal power to

a state statute licenses county sheriffs to choose their own deputies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enabling
• authorizing
• empowering
• qualifying
• permitting
• commissioning
• accrediting
• certifying
• investing
• chartering
• vesting
• warranting
• allowing
• entitling
• approving
• sanctioning
• endorsing
• credentialing
• validating
• installing
• confirming
• affirming
• initiating
• letting
• privileging
• inaugurating
• inducting
• OK'ing
• clearing
• instating
• swearing in
• enfranchising

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• preventing
• excluding
• disqualifying
• denying
• blocking
• banning
• stopping
• inhibiting
• discouraging
• hindering
• constraining
• impeding
• prohibiting
• obstructing
• holding back
• barring
• disallowing
• shutting out
• forbidding
• outlawing
• proscribing
• enjoining
• vetoing
• disbarring
• disfranchising
• disenfranchising
• interdicting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of licensing

Noun

In a statement, Sunshine spokesperson Tommy McKone said the wrongful death lawsuit remains active, but declined to comment on the licensing violation and the company’s policy on responding to children who refuse medications. — Jacques Billeaud, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Potential support could cover siting, licensing, fabrication, safety-basis development, project controls and deployment planning for NANO Nuclear’s KRONOS MMR Energy System and portable microreactor designs. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026

Before booking any driving program, check what the price includes, along with age, licensing, clothing and reservation requirements. — Chris Teague, AJC.com, 4 Sep. 2026

The Hugging Face deal is Nvidia’s second-largest ever, behind its roughly $20 billion licensing and talent deal for AI chip startup Groq’s assets in December. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026

While Marc Jacobs is expected to generate approximately $360 million in global sales this calendar year, excluding licensing revenues, G-III sees the potential to drive that up to $1 billion over the long term. — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026

The Company Grew Around Repurposing Executive chairman Paul Michaels brought decades of life sciences experience to Curative Biotechnology, including work involving drug repurposing, cross-border licensing, and pharmaceutical development. — Emma Clapp, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

Patients should verify licensing and the treating facility’s legal identity. — Malana Vantyler, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026

Traditional nuclear licensing can take years, but the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is expediting certain processes to approve some SMR designs in 18 months or less. — Donald Keough, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2026

Verb

An NBCUniversal spokesperson said the company is not in active conversations with Google regarding licensing its intellectual property for use in AI models. — Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

The licensing giant says that the Canadian rapper will continue to own a minority stake in the company and will help shape its creative vision going forward. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026

Her decision to license her likeness and rights to her books reflects the shifting conversation around AI licensing beyond intellectual property such as characters and catalogues into personalities themselves. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026

Popular brokerage firms, such as Century 21 and Coldwell Banker, also began embracing franchising, licensing their names to upstart brokers across the country and helping to drive recruitment of thousands of new salespeople. — Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2026

Rebroadcasting, clipping or other uses are not permitted without licensing. — Brian Smith, Des Moines Register, 21 Aug. 2026

County human services departments can license foster parents, but there are also several private child placement agencies that do licensing too. — Libby Smith, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

The deal was later reported as a five-year arrangement, with Reebok licensing the G-Unit sneaker line; Forbes reported that Reebok paid $20 million for the licensing deal. — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 17 Aug. 2026

This strategic partnership with Miral involves Disney licensing its IP and providing oversight, while Miral funds, builds, and operates the park, paying royalties. — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026