Synonyms of licensed

licensed 1 of 2

adjective

as in certified

Related Words

• certified
• authorized
• permitted
• accredited
• endorsed
• sanctioned
• acceptable
• allowed
• lawful
• warranted
• legal
• OK
• permissible
• allowable
• tolerable
• admissible
• endurable
• bearable
• mandatory
• licit
• required
• ordered

Dissimilar Words

• prohibited
• forbidden
• barred
• proscribed
• impermissible
• inadmissible
• denied
• unacceptable
• refused
• rejected
• banned
• unbearable
• objectionable
• intolerable
• interdicted
• vetoed
• unendurable
• verboten
• disallowed
• repressed
• suppressed
• outlawed

licensed

2 of 2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enabled
• authorized
• empowered
• qualified
• certified
• accredited
• permitted
• commissioned
• chartered
• vested
• approved
• entitled
• invested
• allowed
• warranted
• endorsed
• sanctioned
• installed
• confirmed
• credentialed
• validated
• affirmed
• inducted
• initiated
• let
• inaugurated
• privileged
• cleared
• instated
• swore in
• enfranchised
• OK'd

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disqualified
• excluded
• denied
• prevented
• stopped
• banned
• prohibited
• constrained
• discouraged
• inhibited
• barred
• blocked
• disallowed
• shut out
• held back
• hindered
• obstructed
• impeded
• enjoined
• proscribed
• outlawed
• disbarred
• forbade
• vetoed
• disenfranchised
• disfranchised
• interdicted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of licensed

Adjective

The Justice Department concluded Friday that the federal government cannot criminally enforce a prohibition on licensed dealers selling handguns to law-abiding adults ages 18-20 because the restriction violates the Second Amendment. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2026

Michael Rubin has built Fanatics into the world’s largest online seller of licensed sports merchandise over the past 15 years. — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Verb

Denver requires every parking lot to be licensed, but Eric Escudero with Denver's Department of Excise and Licenses said the city could not find a license for the lot at 1514 California Street, prompting his department to put the operator on notice. — Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

The woman remains eligible to work as a registered nurse in Florida and in most places in the United States through an agreement that allows nurses licensed in one state to work elsewhere. — Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026