permission

[per-mish-uhn] / pərˈmɪʃ ən /

NOUN

authorization, consent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acceptance acknowledgment admission agreement approval concession dispensation endorsement license permit privilege recognition warrant

STRONG

acquiescence allowance approbation assent avowal canonization concurrence condonation empowerment freedom imprimatur indulgence leave letting liberty okay promise sanctification sanction sufferance tolerance toleration verification

WEAK

carte blanche condonance rubber stamp stamp of approval

Antonyms

STRONGEST

denial disagreement disapproval opposition prohibition refusal rejection repudiation

STRONG

imprisonment incarceration limitation restraint restriction veto

Example Sentences

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He gave all of us the permission to be many people in one lifetime.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

Iran has insisted that vessels must obtain permission from its armed forces.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

The IBF granted permission for the contest but did not sanction its belt.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

When your trust turns irrevocable upon your death, it likely cannot be modified or terminated without the permission of the grantor’s beneficiaries.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

After they’d called his aunt Lisa and secured permission for a sleepover, he and Maya-Jade made a nest of blankets on the L-shaped sofa and began their latest Fornax Force.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

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