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

The company is using the market to find partners for investment, co-development and distribution, as well as rights licensing deals. — Ophélie Surcouf, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026

And then there is content licensing, which could be a lot more efficient if the studios’ distribution divisions and their sibling streamers are overseen by the same business op executive. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026

Kemp said events of this scale can help smaller businesses attract customers, although navigating licensing requirements and unpredictable sales remains challenging. — Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026

Stewart, 85, said on MasterClass’s Other People’s Business podcast that her licensing partnership with the discount chain once brought in as much as $65 million a year in royalties. — Fernanda Tronco, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

The terms of the multiyear licensing deal were not disclosed. — Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

The top podcast host has entered into a new multiyear licensing agreement with the platform, which will continue to see episodes of his show distributed on Spotify and widely. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026

Her responsibilities will include projects spanning publishing, institutional partnerships, licensing, communications, and special initiatives. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Spotify has renewed its licensing agreement with Joe Rogan, whose podcast remains the number one show on the platform — and in the world. — Emma Roth, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026

Verb

The brand licensing company has privately discussed an offer that could value Mattel at more than $20 per share, or about $6 billion, the Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. — Maggie Roth, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2026

Bipartisan proposals in the Pennsylvania House and Senate would preserve the industry by licensing the machines and charging operators fees while limiting most establishments to five machines. — Jonathan Caulkins, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

In 2020, French producers approached Fukuhara about licensing one of her recordings for a new film. — Ben Croll, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

Historically, licensing reviews for new reactors in the United States have faced criticism for multi-year procedural delays. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026

After entrepreneur Brian Mariotti bought Funko in 2005, the business began licensing more characters. — Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

The central bank has been licensing digital wallets at a clip, including Careem Pay, e& money, Botim, and buy-now-pay-later firm Tabby. — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2026

His off-field earnings include licensing payouts from the NFL Players Association, which topped $8 million in 2025. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2026

But with name, image and likeness licensing money and the transfer portal part of the new reality of college sports, the difference between college and the NFL has never been smaller. — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026