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license

verb

variants: also licence

Synonyms and Antonyms of license

to give official or legal power to

a state statute licenses county sheriffs to choose their own deputies

Synonyms of license

accredit, authorize, certify, charter [British], commission, empower, enable, invest, qualify, vest, warrant

Words Related to license

approve, clear, credential, endorse (also indorse), OK (or okay), sanction

affirm, confirm, validate

inaugurate, induct, initiate, install, instate, swear in

allow, let, permit

enfranchise, entitle, privilege

Near Antonyms of license

ban, bar, block, constrain, deny, disallow, disbar, discourage, disenfranchise, disfranchise, exclude, hinder, hold back, impede, inhibit, obstruct, prevent, shut out, stop

enjoin, forbid, interdict, outlaw, prohibit, proscribe, veto

Antonyms of license

license

noun

variants: or licence

Synonyms and Antonyms of license

1 the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something

the company is seeking license to operate several more power plants in the state

Synonyms of license

allowance, authorization, clearance, concurrence, consent, granting, green light, leave, permission, sanction, sufferance, warrant

Words Related to license

imprimatur, seal, signature, stamp

accreditation, certification

concession, patent, permit

tolerance, toleration

acceptance, acquiescence, agreement, assent, OK (or okay)

Near Antonyms of license

denial, refusal, rejection, revocation

taboo (also tabu)

injunction, veto

deterrence, discouragement, repression, suppression

ban, embargo, exclusion

Antonyms of license

interdiction, prohibition, proscription

2 the granting of power to perform various acts or duties

a restaurant owner has to get a license to serve food and drink

Synonyms of license

accreditation, authorization, commission, delegation, empowerment, mandate

Words Related to license

commendation, consignment, entrustment

facilitation, fostering, promotion

commanding, directing, ordering

3 the right to act or move freely

military commanders on the ground must be granted considerable license, as wars cannot be micromanaged by people back in Washington

Synonyms of license

authorization, free hand, freedom, latitude, run

Words Related to license

authority, clutch, command, control, dominion, grip, hold, mandate, mastery, power, sway

range, room, space

blank check, carte blanche

Synonym Discussion of license

freedom, liberty, license mean the power or condition of acting without compulsion. freedom has a broad range of application from total absence of restraint to merely a sense of not being unduly hampered or frustrated.

- freedom of the press

liberty suggests release from former restraint or compulsion.

- the released prisoner had difficulty adjusting to his new liberty

license implies freedom specially granted or conceded and may connote an abuse of freedom.

- freedom without responsibility may degenerate into license

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