license

[lahy-suhns] / ˈlaɪ səns /

NOUN

authority, permission

Synonyms

STRONGEST

authorization certificate charter consent exemption grant immunity permit privilege right ticket warrant

STRONG

dispensation entitlement freedom go ahead independence latitude leave liberty okay self-determination unconstraint

WEAK

carte blanche green light

Antonyms

STRONGEST

responsibility

STRONG

denial imprisonment incarceration limitation refusal restraint restriction subordination veto

WEAK

ban prohibition reason withholding

NOUN

abandon, indulgence

Synonyms

STRONG

anarchy animalism arrogance audacity boldness complacency debauchery disorder effrontery excess forwardness gluttony immoderation impropriety irresponsibility lawlessness laxity looseness presumptuousness prodigality profligacy refractoriness relaxation sauciness self-indulgence sensuality slackness temerity unrestraint unruliness wantonness wildness

WEAK

relaxedness

Antonyms

STRONG

care caution cowardice humility meekness modesty order

WEAK

ban prohibition reason refusal withholding

VERB

authorize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accredit allow certify empower enable permit

STRONG

commission let privilege sanction suffer warrant

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny disallow disapprove refuse reject

STRONG

prevent

WEAK

ban prohibit withhold

Example Sentences

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“We’re getting the last details of the licensing finished with the U.S. government.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Petropiar—operated with Chevron under limited U.S. licenses—remains partially functional, according to Argus Media.

From Barron's

He called the licensing system "the laxest in Europe".

From BBC

As AI increasingly automates tasks, it could reduce the number of software licenses, or “seats,” per user at organizations and disrupt pricing.

From Barron's

license

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