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permit - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | permit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | authorization |
| Synonyms: | admittance, allowance, charter, concession, consent, favor, franchise, go-ahead*, grant, green light*, indulgence, leave, liberty, license, pass, passport, patent, permission, privilege, sanction, warrant, empowering, legalization, safe-conduct, sufferance, toleration, visa |
| Antonyms: | prohibition, grounding |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | permit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | allow participation |
| Synonyms: | abet, accede, accept, acquiesce, admit, agree, authorize, bless, boost, buy, charter, concede, concur, condone, consent, empower, enable, endorse, endure, franchise, go for, grant, have, humor, indulge, leave, let, license, okay, pass, privilege, sanctify, sanction, sign, suffer, thumbs up*, tolerate, warrant, blink at, give leave, give permission, let pass, say yes, shake on, sign off on, take kindly to, wink at* |
| Antonyms: | deny, disallow, refuse, reject |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | accede |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | agree or consent |
| Synonyms: | accept, acquiesce, admit, allow, assent, comply, concede, concur, cooperate, cry uncle*, endorse, enter into, fold, grant, let, okay, permit, play ball*, subscribe, yield, be game for, cave in*, give the go-ahead, give the green light, go along with, roll over and play dead, throw in the towel |
| Antonyms: | condemn, demur, denounce, denounce, deny, protest, refuse |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | assent |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | agree |
| Synonyms: | accede, accept, accord, acquiesce, adopt, allow, approve, buy, comply, concur, conform, consent, cut a deal*, defer, ditto*, embrace, espouse, give in, grant, knuckle under*, okay*, permit, recognize, sanction, subscribe, cave in*, give five, go along with, pass on, say uncle, shake on |
| Antonyms: | disagree, disallow, disapprove, dissent, reject |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | blank check |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | carte blanche |
| Synonyms: | free hand, free rein, license, permission, permit, say-so, the run of, total freedom, unconditional authority, unconditional right |
| Main Entry: | certificate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | authorizing document |
| Synonyms: | affidavit, affirmation, authorization, coupon, deed, diploma, docket, endorsement, guarantee, license, paper, pass, permit, receipt, record, testament, testimonial, testimony, ticket, voucher, warrant, warranty, attestation, authentication, certification, credential, documentation, sheepskin*, shingle, testification |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | charter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | treaty, agreement |
| Synonyms: | allotment, bond, code, concession, constitution, contract, conveyance, deed, document, endowment, franchise, grant, indenture, license, pact, patent, permit, prerogative, privilege, right, settlement |
| Main Entry: | charter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reserve, commission |
| Synonyms: | allow, authorize, borrow, contract, employ, engage, hire, lease, let, license, permit, rent, sanction |
| Antonyms: | cancel |
| Main Entry: | concession |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | yielding, adjustment |
| Synonyms: | acknowledgment, admission, allowance, assent, authorization, boon, compromise, confession, deal, grant, indulgence, permission, permit, privilege, surrender, warrant, buyback, copout, giveback, giving in, rollback, sellout, trade-off |
| Antonyms: | denial, difference, disagreement, disputation, fighting, protest, refusal, repudiation |
| Main Entry: | consent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | agreement; concession |
| Synonyms: | accord, acquiescence, allowance, approval, assent, authorization, blank check*, blessing, carte blanche*, compliance, concurrence, go-ahead*, green light*, leave, okay*, permission, permit, sanction, understanding, yes, right on, say so, stamp of approval, sufferance |
| Antonyms: | denial, difference, disagreement, disapproval, dissension, objection, opposition, protest, refusal |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | consent |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | agree |
| Synonyms: | accede, accept, acquiesce, allow, approve, assent, bless, comply, concede, concur, fold, give in, knuckle under, let, okay*, permit, sanction, subscribe, yes*, yield, give the nod, give up, make a deal, roll over, say uncle, say yes, sign off on, throw in the towel |
| Antonyms: | differ, disagree, disapprove, dissent, object, oppose, protest, refuse |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | decriminalize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | legalize |
| Synonyms: | allow, permit, regulate, sanction, declare lawful, legitimize, make legal |
| Main Entry: | empower |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | authorize, enable |
| Synonyms: | accredit, allow, charge, commission, delegate, entitle, entrust, grant, invest, license, okay, permit, privilege, qualify, sanction, vest, warrant, capacitate, legitimize |
| Antonyms: | refuse, reject, revoke, disenfranchise |
| Main Entry: | enable |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | allow, authorize |
| Synonyms: | accredit, approve, commission, condition, empower, endow, facilitate, fit, implement, invest, let, license, permit, prepare, qualify, ready, sanction, set up, warrant, capacitate, give power, make possible, provide the means |
| Antonyms: | block, disallow, halt, hinder, inhibit, oppose, prevent, stop |
| Main Entry: | grant |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | authorize, allow |
| Synonyms: | accede, accept, accord, acknowledge, acquiesce, admit, agree to, allocate, allot, assign, assume, avow, award, bestow, bless, cede, come across, come through, concede, confer, convey, donate, drop, give, give in, impart, invest, own, permit, present, profess, relinquish, stake, suppose, surrender, transfer, transmit, vouchsafe, yield, come around, consent to, gift with, give out, give the nod, give thumbs-up, go along with, own up, shake on, sign off on, sign on* |
| Antonyms: | condemn, deny, refuse, veto |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | green card |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | working card |
| Synonyms: | pass, passport, permit, visa |
| Main Entry: | legalize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | allow, validate |
| Synonyms: | approve, authorize, codify, constitute, decree, decriminalize, enact, formulate, launder, legislate, legitimate, license, ordain, permit, regulate, sanction, clean up, legitimatize |
| Antonyms: | deny, prohibit, refuse, veto |
| Main Entry: | lend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | loan, accommodate |
| Synonyms: | add, advance, afford, allow, bestow, confer, contribute, entrust, extend, furnish, give, grant, impart, let, loan shark, oblige, permit, present, provide, stake, supply, trust, lay on one, lend-lease, shark |
| Antonyms: | borrow |
| Main Entry: | license |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | authorize |
| Synonyms: | accredit, allow, certify, commission, empower, enable, let, permit, privilege, sanction, suffer, warrant |
| Antonyms: | ban, prohibit, refuse, withhold |
| Main Entry: | passport |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | identification of origin, country |
| Synonyms: | authorization, credentials, key, license, pass, permit, ticket, warrant, safe-conduct, travel permit, visa |
| Notes: | a passport is an official government document issued by a country to a citizen allowing that person to travel abroad and re-enter the home country; a visa is an endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the issuing country |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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