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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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Gilead and Tubulis inked an exclusive option and license agreement in 2024 aimed at discovering and developing an ADC against a solid tumor target.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The company said it hasn’t disclosed any figure in the past on non-seat based license revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The request was unprecedented: It demanded not only publicly available voter data, such as names and addresses, but also sensitive information, including driver’s license and Social Security numbers.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

The license renewal from the commission allows the plant to remain running for 20 years, although extending it past 2030 would require additional action from the California Legislature.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

The hunting license had a name: an ISDA.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.