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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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As tickets went on sale on Tuesday, the PA news agency reported that West's permission to enter the UK was being reviewed by ministers.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Planning permission has now been granted and Harrison said he felt "absolute elation" getting approval to move forward, and they "came back and opened a bottle of Champagne with the staff" to celebrate.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

But fiscal Michael Cunningham put to her that she used Murphy's bank account and money to set the gym up and buy other items without her aunt's permission or knowledge.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Iraq meanwhile began telling customers to start sending their oil-loading plans after it said it received Iranian permission to use the strait, according to Reuters and Bloomberg reports.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

When nearly an hour had passed, I asked permission to use the lavatory.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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