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

Barton has worked as Aiken New Tech High School's assistant principal in College Hill since at least 2024, according to Ohio licensing records. — Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2026

Add virtual care, telemetry, licensing, endpoint technology, cabling, and cybersecurity infrastructure as South Arkansas Regional Hospital transitions to Baptist Health Medical Center-El Dorado. — Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026

Sessions cover entertainment, games, anime, publishing, tabletop, licensing, consumer products, community, creators and the brands that want to reach those audiences. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026

The policy was announced following two multibillion-dollar R&D and licensing deals agreed by Pfizer and Bristol Myers Squibb with Chinese biopharma companies. — Pavle Vukojevic, STAT, 27 Aug. 2026

State medical board or health department licensing actions targeting IV lounges 3. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026

Tubi’s Content Acquisition and Partnerships team, led by Sam Harowitz, oversees global content licensing deals for the platform. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026

Check Google, Yelp, Trustpilot and licensing databases for any technician the warranty uses. — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

The chip company made a deal with the AI coding startup, making a $1 billion investment and also a $6 billion technology licensing agreement, while hiring more than 100 of Poolside’s employees. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

Verb

The deal was later reported as a five-year arrangement, with Reebok licensing the G-Unit sneaker line; Forbes reported that Reebok paid $20 million for the licensing deal. — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 17 Aug. 2026

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