PERMISSION Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

permission

noun

pər-ˈmi-shən

Definition of permission

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

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Recent Examples of permission There’s also some distrust of prediction markets in certain areas, however they’re packaged, where Polymarket and Kalshi attempted to reach citizens without permission. — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 22 Oct. 2026 The president said none of them had permission to operate in Mexico and that the military was unaware of the foreigners’ presence. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 Riyadh airport is now open to traffic with prior permission, but passenger flights have yet to resume and most airlines have canceled services until anywhere from next week to next year. — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026 The interaction begins when Debbie gets permission from Rahma to walk through the shot and takes the opportunity to greet O’Brien in passing. — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for permission

Recent Examples of Synonyms for permission

Noun

In her lawsuit, Jane Doe accused the student of having sex with her without her consent alongside another fraternity member and later joining other men in snorting ketamine from her body.

— Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
In the Five Below case, prosecutors allege Eisenhard isolated a 19-year-old female coworker in a stockroom and touched her without her consent.

— Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of consent

Noun

The deal, however, remains subject to congressional authorization and appropriations.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026
The Endeavor nurses needed at least 30% of potential bargaining unit members to sign union authorization cards to file the election petition with the National Labor Relations Board.

— Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of authorization

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

Noun

The permit allows for parking closer to stores and our religious institution.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 28 Oct. 2026
Over the course of several years, Sguros allegedly personally paid property taxes and a water utility account while both remained in West’s name and used West’s identity on a city building permit application, the affidavit said.

— Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of permit

Noun

The Finnish Government has granted Posiva Oy an operating license for the world’s first permanent underground repository for spent nuclear fuel.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
The law puts a stop to the issuance of new carriage-horse licenses and outlaws the industry entirely by the summer of 2028.

— Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026