permitted 1 of 2

adjective

as in authorized

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verb

past tense of permit
1
as in allowed
to give permission for or to approve of the school won't permit such an activity on its grounds

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2
as in let
to give permission to you are not permitted to swim at the town pond without a season pass

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as in enabled
to make able or possible we'll have our picnic on Thursday, weather permitting

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as in tolerated
to fail to prevent (some behavior on someone's part) especially from neglect or indifference the college permits way too much drinking, in my opinion

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Recent Examples of permitted
Verb
Accessibility Up to two dogs or cats are permitted per guest room, each under 35 lbs may stay with their owners during a stay. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026 Presidents and their handlers learned how to combine official government business, which permitted the use of Air Force One, with campaign opportunities. — Peter Kastor, Fortune, 27 July 2026 That really is the issue, as the White House articulated and the NATO summit confirmed, and that is Iran cannot be permitted to have a nuclear weapon. — ABC News, 26 July 2026 Leaders must create environments where men feel permitted to be vulnerable and express their concerns without immediate judgment. — Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026 Townships, squares six miles by six miles, were the basic building blocks that were organized, where topography permitted, into square or rectangular counties. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 July 2026 Kondapelli asked the board if he was permitted to allow those who had committed to stay at the Washington Avenue house before the BZA could hear his case in August. — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026 Each candidate was permitted a nominating and a seconding speech. — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026 New Delhi only permitted commercial companies to enter the sector in 2020; Skyroot became its first space unicorn in June. — semafor.com, 20 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for permitted
  1. authorized
  2. allowed
  3. enabled
  4. tolerated
  5. licensed
  6. endorsed
  7. acceptable
  8. certified
Adjective
  • Only authorized people can pull DAVID records, and an official reason is required.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
  • Charles Moore, a member of the House of Lords, is the authorized biographer of Margaret Thatcher and a columnist for the Daily Telegraph.
    — Charles Moore, Washington Post, 24 July 2026
Definition of authorized
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  • Rule 7 - No mound visits allowed This one is self-explanatory — managers may not visit the mound at all to talk to the pitcher.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 27 July 2026
  • Some 5,000 residents were allowed to return to certain neighborhoods of the town of Biscarrosse, but more than 200,000 remain displaced.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
Definition of allowed
Verb
  • Though present, they are not enabled by default and require overriding hidden FeatureFlags, which increases user risk.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • But a wild pitch enabled Alvarez to reach first base, and Paredes socked the first pitch of 388 feet to left for a three-run home run and a 5-1 lead.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
Definition of enabled
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  • Otherwise, Del Campo said, PDRN is generally well tolerated across all skin types.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
  • Acts of terror and violence have no place in our City and will never be tolerated.
    — Alex Nitzberg , Peter D'Abrosca , Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of tolerated
Adjective
  • Opening day shoppers told IndyStar the low prices, trendy styles and comprehensive line of licensed merchandise from the Indiana Pacers to Disney intellectual property made Primark a must stop.
    — Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 24 July 2026
  • Newsom’s signing of the bill into law last week raises the enrollment cap for the program from 15% of California’s licensed drivers to 60% — making as many as 21 million Californian’s eligible to participate.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Definition of licensed
Adjective
  • The endorsed candidate receives direct backing from the party.
    — Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 2 June 2026
  • Blake ran in the Democratic primary for mayor and cross-endorsed Mamdani.
    — Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 24 Nov. 2025
Definition of endorsed
Adjective
  • In the 1990s, Tom Ford, during his tenure at Gucci, made the buttocks the center of attention with the help of a visibly flashing thong, while the Y2K trends of the ’00s targeted the midsection and declared crop tops socially acceptable.
    — Kelly Niesen, Glamour, 24 July 2026
  • Teen takeovers showcase teens’ extraordinary abilities to identify collective problems and to enact creative solutions – whether or not these solutions are acceptable to adults in power.
    — Krista Mehari, The Conversation, 23 July 2026
Definition of acceptable
Adjective
  • The efforts come as vehicles have grown increasingly more complex and harder for individual owners or non-automaker certified stores to work on in the aftermarket.
    — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 27 July 2026
  • From dead cockroaches to missing certified managers, health inspectors in Missouri and Kansas found numerous violations at Kansas City-area restaurants last week.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
Definition of certified

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