LETTING Synonyms: 116 Similar and Opposite Words

letting 1 of 2

noun

as in allowing

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letting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of let

as in permitting

to give permission to my parents would not let me drive until I had a job and could pay for my own gas

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as in renting

chiefly British to give the possession and use of (something) in return for periodic payment the pensioner has begun letting rooms in her home to earn some extra money

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as in enabling

to make able or possible the low gravity on the moon lets you make enormous leaps and jumps

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as in tolerating

to fail to prevent (some behavior on someone's part) especially from neglect or indifference they let their kids get away with murder

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Recent Examples of letting

Noun

The disappointment of a tournament defeat always turns to anger and, very quickly, the need for blood-letting. — The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 16 July 2026 Good health relied on keeping them in balance, by blood-letting for example. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 23 Apr. 2026 Social media is one of the key drivers and reinforcers of anti-Semitic extremism; tweets like Abd el-Fattah’s are not just harmless letting-off of steam. — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025

Verb

By letting its subjects speak for themselves without imposing judgments, the film offers a poetic view of alternative ways of life. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 24 Oct. 2026 San Clemente often ran two-way star Jaxson Rex out of the Wildcat formation, letting the Brigham Young commit’s athleticism take center stage. — Caleb Otte, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026 Wearables like the Apple Watch, Oura Ring and Fitbit have fed the behavior by letting users experiment with their routines and measure what works. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2026 Because the outcome of sporting events holds significance to the athlete, the brain doesn’t distinguish between the threat of letting a team down by allowing a game-losing goal and a predator in the wild. — Jesse Granger, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2026 To be just as wild and free, letting nothing but your own intuition and delight guide you in the creation of your own table energy back home. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 Tiisetso’s view The treasury’s effort to lock in the progress in reining in spending rests on an optimistic premise that letting politicians explain themselves will keep them in line. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Of course, one is inevitably loaded with expectations and prejudices, but the ideal of letting the work teach you how to consider it, as the philosopher Stanely Cavell counseled, is a useful starting point. — Lola Seaton, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026 Sullivan credited the team's leadership group for not letting the morale dip last too long. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for letting

Noun

The Stresa shoe was a key model in the collection, drawing on the aesthetic of modern unlined loafers, with a sleek silhouette thanks to the ultra-flexible sole allowing for natural movement.

— Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 21 June 2026

Definition of allowing

Verb

Many of his domestic critics have faulted him for prolonging the war in Gaza to appease his far-right allies, and for permitting ultra-Orthodox Jews to forgo military service to appease that sizable religious voter bloc.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
Alongside the Capital Markets Union, the Savings and Investments Union and reforms like EuVECA, the Commission’s focus on grid connections, energy costs and permitting backlogs points in the right direction.

— Sophie Dembinski, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of permitting

Verb

Silverstein also suggests renting costumes by looking through websites like Facebook Marketplace, Depop and Poshmark.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
The curvaceous Road to Hana, which hugs Maui's northeastern shore around Haleakalā National Park, is one of the island's most memorable experiences, one that will make the hassle of renting a car worth it.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of renting

Verb

Ard succeeds Ryan Fiedler, who has served as CFO since June 2025 and is stepping down to transition to an external consulting role, enabling him to spend more time with his family, according to the company.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
For example, Pontello showed how Hydrogel, Soko’s process that converts water into a gel, enabling a gentler, faster, and significantly more sustainable wash, can achieve new effects by adding color to the gel.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of enabling

Verb

Nathan is offended and starts going on his usual rant about not tolerating disrespect toward his family.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026
Egyptian authorities alternated over the decades between tolerating and repressing the group, which was permitted to field candidates in elections for brief periods.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of tolerating

Noun

The incredibly generous support from the Hearthland Foundation will underwrite our directors lab returning to the Sundance Mountain Resort and provide vital artist granting, which is profoundly meaningful.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
To that, the AG’s office were silent Thursday on the granting of Block the Merger’s eleventh-hour motion.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of granting

Verb

Instead, revenue protection mode—according to the DOJ—prioritized maintaining revenue by leasing fewer apartments at higher prices.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
Lower net gains in trading activities, lower lease income after the sale of its railcar-leasing business , and lower gains from equity securities weighed on the result.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of leasing

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Cameron Berg, who founded the nonprofit Reciprocal Research to study the potential for AI consciousness, argues that ignoring the question could carry its own dangers.

— Eliza Strickland, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Oct. 2026
With nearly 70% of listeners now consuming video podcasts, treating an interview as just a microphone chat means ignoring how your audience actually consumes content.

— Victoria Usher, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026