Synonyms of permitting

permitting 1 of 2

noun

as in allowing

Related Words

• allowing
• granting
• letting
• permission
• consent
• licensing
• sanction
• clearance
• approval
• allowance
• sanctioning
• tolerance
• authorization
• license
• leave
• enabling
• toleration
• support
• prescription
• endorsement
• promotion
• approbation
• encouragement
• OK
• sufferance
• blessing
• imprimatur
• facilitation
• compliance
• submission
• acquiescence
• assent
• agreement
• accession
• obedience

Dissimilar Words

• prohibition
• ban
• veto
• embargo
• interdiction
• restriction
• interdict
• limitation
• proscription
• inhibition
• restraint
• taboo
• constraint
• no-no

permitting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of permit

1

as in having

to give permission for or to approve of

the school won't permit such an activity on its grounds

Synonyms & Similar Words

• allowing
• having
• tolerating
• suffering
• authorizing
• standing for
• green-lighting
• admitting
• licensing
• granting
• commissioning
• acquiescing
• sanctioning
• agreeing (to)
• according
• consenting (to)
• warranting
• conceding
• assenting (to)
• acceding (to)
• condoning
• supporting
• countenancing
• enduring
• vouchsafing
• OK'ing
• brooking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prohibiting
• forbidding
• enjoining
• banning
• proscribing
• impeding
• hindering
• obstructing
• vetoing
• refusing
• denying
• disallowing
• rejecting
• revoking
• withholding
• suppressing
• disapproving
• censuring
• checking
• keeping
• restraining
• deploring
• curbing
• interdicting
• frowning (at or on)
• disliking
• repressing
• grudging
• disfavoring
• discountenancing

2

as in letting

to give permission to

you are not permitted to swim at the town pond without a season pass

Synonyms & Similar Words

• letting
• allowing
• leaving
• authorizing
• approving
• licensing
• empowering
• sanctioning
• endorsing
• commissioning
• freeing
• liberating
• indulging
• releasing
• catering (to)
• giving in (to)
• humoring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prohibiting
• forbidding
• enjoining
• preventing
• discouraging
• blocking
• inhibiting
• barring
• obstructing
• curbing
• deterring
• impeding
• constraining
• holding back
• frustrating

3

as in enabling

to make able or possible

we'll have our picnic on Thursday, weather permitting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enabling
• letting
• allowing
• empowering
• preparing
• approving
• sanctioning
• qualifying
• endorsing
• equipping
• fitting
• readying
• habilitating
• conditioning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• preventing
• precluding
• prohibiting
• inhibiting
• forbidding
• disallowing
• enjoining

4

as in tolerating

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• letting
• allowing
• tolerating
• ignoring
• suffering
• putting up with
• condoning
• disregarding
• forgiving
• excusing
• overlooking
• brushing (aside or off)
• winking (at)
• pardoning
• indulging
• catering (to)
• giving in (to)
• shrugging off
• humoring
• brooking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• preventing
• blocking
• prohibiting
• barring
• forbidding
• constraining
• inhibiting
• interfering (with)
• curbing
• discouraging
• impeding
• deterring
• holding back
• frustrating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of permitting

Noun

Land, power, cooling, grid access, permitting and geopolitical sensitivity are becoming more significant considerations in infrastructure planning. — Ben Topor, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Demuth touted past investments in the Minnesota Board of Animal Health and said the state should ease permitting and regulations. — Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 6 Aug. 2026

The project has a FAST-41 Transparency designation, a federal program intended to speed up permitting for nationally significant infrastructure projects. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026

For Caruso, the Village’s reopening ahead of the return of the bulk of Palisadians — many homeowners are in the throes of financing, permitting and reconstruction — is a test. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026

The messages may ask people to pay by email and threaten to delay the permitting process if the applicant does not pay right away. — Laura Fay, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

The machine began its first official project Monday in the Orangevale area and will work across the county for the next two months, weather permitting. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2026

The order explicitly states the program cannot be used to establish a mandatory federal licensing, permitting or preclearance requirement for the development or release of new AI models. — Luke Fountain,megan Cassella, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026

The vendors, food and performances are outdoors (weather permitting), while the talks are held inside. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026

Verb

The 42-year-old righty has allowed nine homers in eight starts this season, permitting at least one in five turns and coughing up multiple home runs in three. — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Hawley said the Illinois Film Office leaves permitting to municipalities or regional offices, like ones in the Quad Cities or Champaign County. — Steve Zalusky, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

To support that effort, Eagle recently expanded its technical team by adding Yukuskokon Professional Services while broadening existing partnerships with BBA USA and SLR International for engineering, resource evaluation and permitting work. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026

Bill Owens, chair of the National Association of Home Builders, laid out in a statement the benefits of allowing FEMA to cover, for a longer period of time, the cost of additional staff to help with the building permitting process. — Linh Tat, Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026

Takaichi has advocated a review of the principles for a possibility of dropping the third one — of not permitting nuclear weapons to be brought into the country. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

During that pause, a city could tweak its zoning and permitting laws to potentially dictate how and where facilities might be allowed, requiring stringent safety standards that could include measures against overcrowding or fire safety. — Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

The Nez Perce Tribe opposes the project in its entirety, saying the permitting decision violates treaty rights and environmental law. — Justin Worland, Time, 4 Aug. 2026

Other counties have procedures for permitting structures that don’t fall neatly into building code categories. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026