PERMISSION Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

permission

noun

pər-ˈmi-shən

Definition of permission

as in consent

the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something she asked for permission to have a piece of candy the President granted permission for the foreign diplomats to have special quarters

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Recent Examples of permission The industry now faces the challenge of establishing clear permissions, audit trails, dispute resolution, and liability frameworks to gain consumer confidence and accelerate adoption beyond mere assistance. — Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 It's loaded from a third party and requires that permission to appear. — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 10 July 2026 Store manager Hamza Zamara confirmed that staff helped police identify Fetcher when a woman called the store saying that someone had made a transaction there without her permission. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 10 July 2026 Players who appeared in at least 41 regular-season games or one Stanley Cup Final game automatically make the cut, and teams can petition the commissioner for permission to include other players. — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for permission

Recent Examples of Synonyms for permission

Noun

Last week, Meta paused a new AI tool to generate images based on public Instagram accounts after users complained that people’s likeness could be used without their consent.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
Racicot said Platner showed up at her door while inebriated and had sex with her without her consent.

— Philip Wang, Time, 14 July 2026

Definition of consent

Noun

Volvo was recently given an authorization by the Commerce Department to continue doing business in the States despite being owned by Chinese conglomerate Geely; its sister brand Polestar was strangely not so lucky.

— Adam Ismail, The Drive, 16 July 2026
The impending removal of deportation protections and work authorization under Temporary Protected Status for Haitian immigrants has worried many in South Florida.

— Austin Horn July 16, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

Definition of authorization

Noun

Getty Images The granting of a UPEPA special motion to strike means that the plaintiff's complaint was without substantial factual or legal support.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
But without an objective yardstick, two police officers can review the same file and make opposite decisions about the granting of a license.

— George A. Mocsary, The Conversation, 7 July 2026

Definition of granting

Noun

The new law also now requires any presumptive large-scale data center to receive a public hearing from its local water management district before the district can issue a water use permit.

— Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
Authorities can reconstruct routes, identify anomalous behavior, and compare activities against permit conditions long after the event itself has occurred.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2026

Definition of permit

Noun

Daniel had to wait until June 9 for his court hearing, where a judge dismissed the charge related to his driver’s license and imposed a fine for his previous failure to appear at court.

— Susana Erazo, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Madruga held a real estate salesperson license from 2006 to 2018 associated with an address in Fair Oaks, according to state Department of Real Estate records.

— Michael McGough Updated July 16, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026