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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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