PERMITTED Synonyms: 130 Similar and Opposite Words

permitted 1 of 2

adjective

as in authorized

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verb

past tense of permit

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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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

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Ten days after López’s killing Honduran prosecutors charged Pérez and others of flouting environmental laws in the Los Pinares site from around 2013 to May 2021 by operating in areas beyond the limits of what had been permitted. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026 Health inspectors found goat cheese packaged in reduced oxygen packaging, which is not permitted. — Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Michael Barry, the town’s director of development and building commissioner, said that the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) would decide whether a billboard would be permitted. — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 For decades, plaintiffs had been permitted to contest electoral districts that had discriminatory effects, without needing to prove discriminatory intent. — Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026 According to one of the student reporters, SB Nation’s Testudo Times journalist Nolan Rogalski, he and Jude Wilkenfeld believed they were permitted to stand outside the football complex because Maryland is a public university. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026 It is held by an escrow agent, usually the title company or a broker, who is not permitted to hand it to either side on request. — Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 Dealers will be allowed to bring packing crates into the Grand Palais after the fair closes Friday, but no one will be permitted inside on Saturday, sources said. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2026 In my view, the root cause is corporate power—the way modern corporations are owned, governed, and permitted to organize markets and politics to their own advantage—and how relentlessly that power has concentrated over the past 50 years. — Christopher Marquis, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for permitted

Adjective

He was said to have applied for his company, Shawty Dred LLC, to become an authorized SNAP retailer and used EBT debit cards to extract about $4 million from the accounts.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
If agents can access data outside their authorized region or reason from incomplete, outdated or fragmented records, their recommendations cannot be trusted, regardless of how sophisticated the model is.

— Jayashree Arunkumar, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of authorized

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That allowed the Dolphins to limit Maye’s ability to not just make off-schedule throws but really throw the ball downfield at a high clip during the first two quarters.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
On the fateful play, Moore appeared to turn his head, which is allowed.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of allowed

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Her refusal to be silent enabled her to transform her personal story into a global movement for justice.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Oct. 2026
In a new memoir, the legendary reporter names a parade of confidential sources who enabled monumental scoops in The Washington Post and his blockbuster books.

— Craig Whitlock, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of enabled

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Conduct that betrays that trust will not be tolerated in this Department.

— Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Once the goal is defined, the investor can determine the time horizon to achieve the goal, the return required to meet that goal, expected cash flow needs and the amount of risk that can realistically be tolerated.

— Daniel Kern, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of tolerated

Adjective

But there are actually a lot of similarities between the department store and Fanatics Commerce, the merchandising arm of the licensed sports platform.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
Brown is a licensed realtor and co-owns a family real estate business.

— Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of licensed

Adjective

If an agent recommends three accounts for a sales rep to review, a lower confidence threshold is acceptable because human oversight remains intact.

— Filip Popovic, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Instead, this memo claims, sending people to live in institutions—away from their families, friends, and beds—is an acceptable option.

— Rebekah Taussig, Time, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of acceptable

Adjective

These remain part of its development strategy rather than a range of certified aircraft.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Gill estimates the average cost for custom, certified flood panels for a 3-bedroom 2-bathroom home is somewhere in the neighborhood of $22,000.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026