LICENSES Synonyms: 132 Similar and Opposite Words

licenses 1 of 2

noun

variants or licences

plural of license

as in permissions

the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something the company is seeking license to operate several more power plants in the state

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as in mandates

the granting of power to perform various acts or duties a restaurant owner has to get a license to serve food and drink

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as in authorizations

the right to act or move freely military commanders on the ground must be granted considerable license, as wars cannot be micromanaged by people back in Washington

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licenses

2 of 2

verb

variants also licences

present tense third-person singular of license

as in enables

to give official or legal power to a state statute licenses county sheriffs to choose their own deputies

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Recent Examples of licenses

Noun

Her goal is to shorten the process for permits and licenses from a few months down to a few weeks. — Payton May, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026 Sports betting is legal in 39 states, but those states regulate it and require gaming operators to obtain licenses. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2026 Month by month, the Netflix library changes as licenses expire and movies and TV shows get removed from streaming. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026 Sometimes, a real delivery driver is hired to collect the cargo, unaware of the scam, and other times fake driver’s licenses are used to get accomplices hired. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 26 Oct. 2026 An unnamed spokesperson did say that people applying for AB 60 driver’s licenses, intended for people without legal status, aren’t given the option to register to vote at the DMV. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026 The brand also had licenses with Morris for fragrances and with De Rigo for eyewear and launched a feminine denim line. — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 Tesla, SpaceX, including Musk's artificial intelligence business, also face high-stakes government decisions over defense spending, launch licenses, spectrum, autonomous vehicles, electricity and data centers. — Luke Fountain,lora Kolodny, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026 L’Oréal’s acquisition of Kering Beauté, which closed on March 31, folded the House of Creed, along with the 50-year licenses of Bottega Veneta and Balenciaga fragrance and beauty, into its luxe portfolio. — Ella Graveney, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026

Verb

Colossal owns a stake and licenses its technology to the startup. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026 The Federal Aviation Administration licenses SpaceX launches, while the Federal Communications Commission controls satellite licenses and spectrum used by Starlink. — Luke Fountain,lora Kolodny, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026 Colossal licenses technology to Warhound and has an economic interest in it. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026 The California Department of Health Care Services, the state agency that licenses and oversees addiction treatment centers, has been criticized as having lax regulations governing how most private-pay rehabs can operate. — Ilan Shrira, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026 Pharma giant Novo licenses Chinese weight-loss drug Danish pharma giant Novo licensed a weight-loss treatment developed by a Chinese firm, highlighting advances in China’s increasingly cutting-edge biotech sector. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Money transmission is regulated state by state, and most crypto platforms spend years assembling money transmitter licenses one jurisdiction at a time. — Ivan Kan, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 There’s the brand, or franchisor, such as Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, IHG, Wyndham, Choice, which licenses the flag, the loyalty program, and the reservation system but may own little or none of the underlying real estate. — Emma Clapp, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026 Udio signed with Merlin, which licenses music on behalf of independent labels, and with independent publisher Kobalt. — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Be cautious about unfamiliar apps with extensive permissions.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, environmental activists have been demanding the cancellation of permissions given to AI data centers in Visakhapatnam, where Google is constructing its $15 billion project.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of permissions

Noun

But when mandates or control measures are used as the main tool in a crisis response, a short-term impact can be difficult to sustain.

— Raj Panjabi, STAT, 21 Oct. 2026
ObamaCare premiums have been rising quickly because of the law’s structure and mandates.

— Merrill Matthews, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of mandates

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Prior to the first Certificate of Occupancy, the applicant will be required to obtain all required permits, approvals, and authorizations from the Florida Department of Transportation for improvements impacting Sunrise Boulevard.

— Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
General guidance from the federal government states that HIPAA authorizations do not need to be notarized.

— Alex Rosenblat — CalMatters, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of authorizations

Verb

Saab says the design enables continuous upgrades as operational needs change, potentially allowing new processing capabilities to be introduced without replacing the entire radar system.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
That’s largely due to Apple’s ultra-wideband chip, which enables Precision Finding and guides you to an object’s exact location with on-screen arrows, vibrations, and sounds.

— Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of enables

Noun

Licenses and permits, including a sales tax permit if products will be sold, also may be required.

— Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
On Monday, the Overland Park City Council will look at special events permits for the farmers market to take place this spring and summer — including issuing a special events permit for the market’s new location, 7950 Marty Street, starting in early June.

— Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2026

Definition of permits

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Originating in the United States, this is one of the oldest accreditations globally, known for rigorous standards in faculty and curriculum quality.

— Habib Al Souleiman, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
This year’s 2,140 industry accreditations were up 10 percent from last year’s 1,940.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of accreditations

Verb

Until a manufacturer explicitly authorizes eyes-off operation under the appropriate conditions, keep watching the road and follow the system's instructions.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Section 8 of Article 43 of the CBA authorizes the arbitrator to grant a money award.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Oct. 2026

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