GREEN-LIGHTED Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

green-lighted

verb

past tense of green-light

as in permitted

to give permission for or to approve of as soon as the project is green-lighted, we'll schedule a planning meeting

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Ten days after López’s killing Honduran prosecutors charged Pérez and others of flouting environmental laws in the Los Pinares site from around 2013 to May 2021 by operating in areas beyond the limits of what had been permitted.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
Health inspectors found goat cheese packaged in reduced oxygen packaging, which is not permitted.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of permitted

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In new measures, the army said most Palestinian workers with permits will not be allowed to enter Israeli West Bank settlements on Sunday and Monday, and crossings into Israel will remain closed until after Israel's elections on Tuesday.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
The Packers, one of the lower-scoring teams in the league, get to face a team that is almost last in points allowed this season.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of allowed

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Drew Doughty had a goal and two assists, and Artemi Panarin added a power-play goal and an assist as the Kings beat the New York Rangers 6-3 on Monday night.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
When presented with the findings, the Republican National Committee said the party hasn’t had enough time to fix the affordability crisis inherited from Democratic leadership.

— Amy L. Wong, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026

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