Synonyms of carte blanche

carte blanche

noun

as in free hand

permission to do something in any way you choose to do it

We gave the decorator carte blanche to furnish the house.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• free hand
• blank check
• uninhibitedness
• abandon
• spontaneity
• unrestraint
• permissiveness
• ease
• zeal
• lightheartedness
• exuberance
• fervor
• warmth
• unconstraint
• naturalness
• abandonment
• zealotry
• carelessness
• zealousness
• recklessness
• spontaneousness
• enthusiasm
• indiscretion
• insouciance
• spirit
• impulsivity
• unself-consciousness
• heedlessness
• impulsiveness
• ardor
• thoughtlessness
• excess
• casualness
• immoderacy
• incontinence
• wildness
• indulgence
• excessiveness
• offhandedness
• licentiousness
• intemperance
• wantonness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reserve
• embarrassment
• suppression
• reticence
• inhibition
• uneasiness
• repression
• discretion
• discipline
• self-consciousness
• restraint
• constraint
• carefulness
• willpower
• self-restraint
• self-control
• self-discipline
• discreetness
• heedfulness
• self-denial
• self-mastery
• self-command

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of carte blanche

This statement intends to communicate that the Arab signatories to the Abraham Accords have not given Israel carte blanche, especially when Israel’s actions increase threats to their own security. —Lina Khatib, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2023

The weight-doesn’t-matter mantra lets manufacturers off the hook, giving them carte blanche to keep cranking out burdensome behemoths. —Dario Digiulio, Outside Online, 24 Sep. 2024

While this doesn’t necessarily give carte blanche, executives view these restraints as a license to get creative. —Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 7 Oct. 2024

She was given carte blanche to invite a range of guests from across the fashion spectrum, from independent designers to activists. —Rhonda Richford, WWD, 16 Sep. 2024

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