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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of carte blanche

The cartels were given carte blanche access to the United States through the open-border system. —Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 30 Jan. 2025

Such a lineup is unknown territory for the festival, but Blanc was adamant not to deviate from the carte blanche principle for selections. —Lily Templeton, WWD, 29 Jan. 2025

Americans are far from willing to give Mr. Trump carte blanche. —Jeremy W. Peters, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025

But that does not accord the president carte blanche. —The Editors, National Review, 22 Jan. 2025

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