grant permission

VERB

allow

Synonyms

STRONGEST

approve authorize favor oblige recognize release support tolerate

STRONG

accord accredit admit bear brook certify commission consent empower endorse endure indulge let license okay sanction stand suffer warrant

WEAK

be big be game for free up give a blank check give carte blanche give leave give permission give the go-ahead give the green light go along with hear of hold with live with pass on put up with sit still for take kindly to

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny disallow disapprove oppose refuse reject veto

STRONG

disagree dissent prevent protest repel unauthorize withhold

WEAK

forbid hold keep prohibit resist withstand

Example Sentences

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Westminster City Council has told the BBC it did not grant permission, as it was not given advance warning that Banksy's team was planning this installation.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

You can name a legacy contact in your iPhone’s security settings to grant permission.

From Barron's • Nov. 9, 2025

That fell apart after New Delhi refused to grant permission following a deadly border conflict with China in June 2020 that soured relations between the two countries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 22, 2025

But permission was not requested - although it agreed in 2006 to grant permission retrospectively for a payment of £100,000, which Prestige Properties paid.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025

She poses these questions to Albert, but both of them know that she is the one who must grant permission.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

grant permission

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