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
Tickets cost $90 per person for lunch and $140 per person for dinner, including a drink token for participating breweries and wineries in the area (alcohol isn’t permitted on the covered bridge). — Midwest Living, 6 July 2026 With the high court declining to intervene, the state will be permitted to enforce the law. — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 6 July 2026 In Laguna Beach, canopies — limited in size to 8 feet wide and 6 feet high — are only permitted in line with or behind lifeguard towers on Main Beach and the southernmost section of Aliso Beach. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026 Nicolás Otamendi, of Argentina, and Ecuadoran midfielder Moisés Caicedo had one-game bans deferred for red cards in qualifiers, which also permitted them to play in World Cup opening matches. — Sean Gregory, Time, 5 July 2026 Surveillance cameras were also placed on the team floors of the hotel, as well as in the lobby and meeting rooms, and local media were only permitted in the team hotel for official press events, while fans were barred from the premises altogether. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 4 July 2026 There’s also discussion about the potential of allowing large commercial vehicles to use the express lanes, something that currently isn’t permitted. — Michael Praats, Charlotte Observer, 4 July 2026 The Yankees have permitted 20 unearned runs in their last 10 games after giving up 22 in their first 74 games. — Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 30 June 2026 Network teams can allowlist the egress domains an agent is permitted to reach. — Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for permitted
  1. authorized
  2. allowed
  3. enabled
  4. tolerated
  5. licensed
  6. endorsed
  7. acceptable
  8. certified
Adjective
  • Hyundai is addressing the issue by allowing drivers to bring their Tucsons into authorized dealers for free instrument panel cluster software updates.
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • To open the account, an authorized person (such as a parent or guardian) must make an election.
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of authorized
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  • That allowed the Saudis to get its oil out via the Red Sea – not an option for Iraq and Kuwait, whose only seaports lie in the Persian Gulf.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • Apple examines each application and each update of every third-party app, and if these don’t meet Apple’s definition of acceptable, then they are not allowed to be installed.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of allowed
Verb
  • Shortstop Miguel Rojas, who botched a grounder to his left earlier in the inning that enabled a run to score, was late breaking to cover third, leaving the bag wide open.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • The research insights enabled Microsoft to evolve its narratives and solutions in ways that resonated more authentically with how people actually live and work.
    — Tim Wragg, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of enabled
Verb
  • Misuse is not tolerated, and these programs operate with transparency while fully respecting constitutional protections.
    — Charles "Chuck" Broadway, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026
  • For families Some of the rooms can be inter-connected, and children are not just tolerated but welcomed.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2026
Definition of tolerated
Adjective
  • Maas is a 23-year law enforcement veteran and a licensed attorney.
    — Ari Maas, New York Daily News, 11 July 2026
  • The Peace Garden State has 478 licensed childcare centers in a state of fewer than 800,000 people, according to Child Care Aware of America.
    — Scott Cohn, CNBC, 11 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
  • Most companies wrote acceptable-use policies for safety and data.
    — Emily Lewis-Pinnell, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • The Nimbus Flat North Beach area had two measurements within acceptable levels after its water first tested above the threshold on June 23.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026
Definition of acceptable
Adjective
  • All this to say, there is a lot of room for new shows to break into the Outstanding Drama Series category, but not many certified hits both on a commercial and critical level to be a shoo-in.
    — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 6 July 2026
  • For much of her decades-long career, Madonna has been known as not only a genre-bending talent and headline-grabber, but also a certified hitmaker.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of certified

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