LICENSED Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of licensed

as in certified

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verb

variants also licenced

past tense of license

as in enabled

to give official or legal power to a state statute licenses county sheriffs to choose their own deputies

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Recent Examples of licensed

Adjective

The study surveyed over 19,000 licensed drivers who are considering new vehicle ownership in the next three years. — Charles Singh, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026 According to court documents, Casimir, of Lauderhill, bought at least 108 firearms from licensed dealers and another 30 to 35 from a person in Florida. — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Verb

No Shigella vaccine has ever been licensed, despite more than 100 years of research. — Joseph Kim, NPR, 7 Aug. 2026 Until 2025, he was licensed to work as an armed security guard. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for licensed

Recent Examples of Synonyms for licensed

Adjective

Paint Like Bob Ross Complete a Bob Ross-style painting — complete with happy trees — in just one class taught by a certified instructor.

— Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Beyond the national parks, the route offers hot springs, film locations, Indigenous cultural sites, historic towns, and nearly three dozen certified Dark Sky Places.

— Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of certified

Verb

This is being enabled by newer architectures like compute-in-memory that will increase performance and reduce costs.

— Lee-Lean Shu, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
That feeds back into the cycle of innovation and has enabled Ukrainian companies to take huge risks in developing drones, robots and other weapons, while learning from failures on how to harden their systems for modern battlefields.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of enabled

Adjective

There's an urgent need to verify the human behind these agents, arguing that without a clear, authorized individual, the system is vulnerable to fraud, abuse, and ambiguity.

— Raj Ananthanpillai, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Under Turkish labor law, once an authorized union initiates a legal strike, active worker participation is required to complete the process.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of authorized

Verb

The number of high-earning solopreneurs is surging, empowered by AI tools that provide capabilities of larger teams, making self-employment increasingly attractive.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Elsewhere in the clip, Winfrey called out other moments that empowered her during her childhood.

— Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of empowered

Adjective

Interested students could pursue an optional curriculum track or elective concentration in osteopathic principles, available at any accredited school rather than confined to a parallel one.

— Abigail MacKenzie, STAT, 5 Aug. 2026
The accredited, not-for-profit online institution was designed to help adults complete their degrees and advance their careers.

— Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of accredited

Verb

Having qualified, candidates for the state House receive a $38,575 grant and $131,155 to run for the state Senate.

— Elona Vaisnys, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026
Like the previous three tournaments the team qualified for (2010, 2014, 2022), the USMNT reached the round of 16 in 2026.

— Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of qualified

Adjective

That includes boosts from socialist Donavan McKinney, who is running for Michigan’s 13th District, and Will Lawrence, who cross-endorsed with el Sayed and is running for Michigan’s 7th District.

— Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026
The endorsed candidate receives direct backing from the party.

— Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 2 June 2026

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