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

Salesforce unveils Slack Code —Poolside AI and Nvidia do $6 billion licensing deal. — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

While the White House agreed in July to grant Ukraine a license to build Patriots, manufacturers Lockheed Martin and Raytheon are stalling a joint-production deal as executives weigh feasibility and licensing hits red tape, DefenseNews reported. — Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy, under President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, has discussed streamlining environmental licensing for strategic mining projects. — ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

Also at issue are leagues and players’ associations negotiating detailed rules governing the use and licensing of players’ rights of publicity. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Minister of Transport Steven MacKinnon introduced the Canadian Space Launch Act in April 2026, to create a licensing regime for launches from Canadian soil. — IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2026

For parents, McGiffert recommends checking with the relevant licensing agency for complaints and actions before taking a child to see a provider. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Aug. 2026

Most recently, Netflix and AMC earlier this month announced a big $500 million licensing deal for the entire The Walking Dead universe. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026

The agency weighed the completion and submission of a new biologic licensing application against the lives and function that would be lost during the time required for completion and chose to side with the patients. — Mindy Leffler, STAT, 20 Aug. 2026

Verb

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

At the time of the report, states including Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, New York and Texas required some form of licensing or registration for funeral homes themselves, apart from licensing for funeral directors or embalmers. — Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026

The range is also leveraged for licensing in categories like apparel, health and beauty and home décor. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

So, the rest really comes from licensing our music to television programs, movies, et cetera. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 14 Aug. 2026

In April, according to the Archival Producers Alliance, CNN Collection, the content licensing arm of CNN Worldwide, laid off seven of its eight licensing staff members. — Addie Morfoot, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026

The company announced a new AI deal last week with the digital music licensing company Merlin. — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

Published in June, the authority’s plan, to which the public has until Sunday to respond, is laid out in its draft statement of licensing policy. — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

By licensing both the reactor design and the fuel factory together, the company hopes to create a complete domestic fuel loop inside North America. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026