PERMISSION Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

permission

noun

pər-ˈmi-shən

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 But both Cavett and Lennon’s widow, Yoko Ono, gave permission for the latter scene, officials said. —

Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2026 Used with permission of the publisher, Counterpoint Press. —

Literary Hub, 4 May 2026 Last month, Taiwan said China had forced three Indian Ocean countries to pull overflight permission for Lai's aircraft to travel to the ⁠small southern African kingdom of Eswatini for the 40th anniversary of King Mswati III's accession. —

Reuters, NBC news, 3 May 2026 Virtually every Republican in Congress (including Mike Simpson) staunchly refused to sign the discharge petition for the Epstein files, until the president finally saw the writing on the wall and gave them permission to support the release. —

Kevin Fixler may 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for permission

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Julie Harding filed for divorce and, in May 2022, withdrew more than $220,000 from three bank accounts without Michael Harding’s consent.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
The hospital association still objects to the part of the bill that would require the private guardian to meet with the hospital patient prior to accepting the appointment, citing concerns that such a requirement may slow the process as well as timing issues concerning medical consent.

— Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026