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

The rally came hours before the city hosted its first mobile outdoor vendor clinic, an education and outreach event designed to help vendors navigate the permitting process and comply with food-safety requirements. — Da Lin, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

North and South America will enjoy the best views, with skywatchers able to follow the entire event from start to finish, weather permitting. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026

The 70-room Hotel Keflavík in Iceland's Reykjanesbaer municipality was fully booked with guests hoping to see around one minute and 45 seconds of totality — weather permitting. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

Weather permitting, the sun's outer atmosphere, which is normally obscured by the bright face of the sun, becomes visible during the moments of totality. — Raf Sanchez, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2026

The authority asked lawmakers in its 2026 business plan for explicit permitting authority. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Last year, the Department of Energy sped up reactor permitting. — Hanna Merzbach, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026

During the primary, all major candidates agreed on the need to reduce roadblocks to homebuilding and permitting. — Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

Local permitting departments often face major backlogs even before a disaster. — Linh Tat, Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026

Verb

Additionally, CSquare is working with the village on permitting for four other temporary generators on site and needed to power critical workloads. — Alicia Fabbre, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

The Department of Transportation’s permitting backlog, which this spring reportedly had hundreds of businesses waiting for a green light, hasn’t helped. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2026

Ruff was permitting himself to imagine animals living off of dark oxygen in new and surprising places. — James Dinneen, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026

That plan is still working through the city’s permitting process. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 12 Aug. 2026

The 34-year-old righty has allowed 26 home runs in 16 starts this year, permitting at least one in 13 of his starts, including three straight. — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

The shift from removals scattered on many smaller lots to mass clearings on a handful of properties is backed up by permitting data, the assessment notes. — Drew Kann, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026

The agency maintains ordinances regarding tree removal and permitting requirements. — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 8 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