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

At the lower end, assume $500 million to $1 billion of additional mitigation, permitting and compliance costs, plus several months of delay affecting part of the Starship program. — Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Councilwoman Nithya Raman, who will face Bass in a November runoff, has argued that Bass has not done enough to make permitting easier. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 July 2026

Cut regulations, accelerate permitting, let supply meet demand, and affordability will follow. — Anisha Steephen, Time, 21 July 2026

The grant funds, when received, will allow Maryland to conduct a statewide analysis of barriers to housing, support local zoning reforms and revamp permitting processes — accomplishing the very goals that Harris agrees are necessary. — Jake Day, Baltimore Sun, 19 July 2026

Acceptance into technical review constitutes a key milestone in Ohio’s permitting process, confirming that the Ohio EPA has determined the application contains the information required to begin a detailed evaluation. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026

The plan, if approved by the EPA, would direct IDEM to create a permitting section with about nine to 13 staff members to address coal ash impoundment closure permit applications. — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026

In effect, the executive order pauses state permitting for new large data centers and direct state regulators to create standards that address environmental impacts, energy demand, water usage and other factors, the governor’s office said. — Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 14 July 2026

The order will pause state permitting for new large data centers and direct state regulators to create standards that address environmental impacts, energy demand, water usage and other factors, the governor’s office said. — Anthony Izaguirre, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

Verb

That reflects a long-running slowdown in home construction driven by rising expenses from materials and labor as well as changes in local zoning and permitting rules and lingering scars from the 2008 subprime mortgage collapse. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

Singer has allowed 20 home runs in 18 starts this season, coughing up at least one in 12 and permitting multiple home runs in six. — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Encouraging permitting reform and rewarding communities that produce housing are worthwhile goals. — Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

The owner there was convicted of permitting child abuse, a felony. — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 16 July 2026

The project is currently in the design phase, with architects finalizing plans before permitting and groundbreaking. — Miami Herald, 14 July 2026

Construction is expected to begin after permitting and site preparation, with the facility targeted to open during the first half of 2027. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026

Candidates can lower voters’ bills by committing to cutting permitting timelines, fixing transmission queues, and getting new generation connected to the grid. — David Kieve, Time, 10 July 2026

The second opportunity is securing permitting reform that treats all energy equally and provides project certainty. — Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 9 July 2026