Synonyms of permission

permission

noun

pər-ˈmi-shən 

as in consent

the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something

she asked for permission to have a piece of candy

the President granted permission for the foreign diplomats to have special quarters

Synonyms & Similar Words

• consent
• authorization
• granting
• sanction
• license
• signature
• permit
• warrant
• licence
• clearance
• allowance
• leave
• accreditation
• concurrence
• green light
• certification
• sufferance
• grant
• seal
• stamp
• acceptance
• liberty
• assent
• agreement
• pass
• patent
• okay
• tolerance
• imprimatur
• concession
• acquiescence
• toleration
• OK
• accord

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refusal
• prohibition
• revocation
• denial
• rejection
• injunction
• veto
• exclusion
• proscription
• suppression
• interdiction
• ban
• repression
• taboo
• embargo
• deterrence
• tabu
• discouragement

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of permission

These apps often share user data with third parties and may request extensive permissions, including access to sensitive personal information. —Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 22 Dec. 2024

After the latest disaster, the police in Abuja announced that permission must be obtained before such charity events are organized. —Dyepkazah Shibayan and Chinedu Asadu, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024

But no redevelopment ever happened and planning permission eventually lapsed. —K.j. Yossman, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024

But this act also gave people permission to go far enough—to acknowledge their righteous hatred of our depraved health-care system, and even to conjure something funny or silly or joyous out of that hate. —Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024