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PERMIT Synonyms

There are 16 synonyms of the word permit. (exact relations)
There are 25 hypernyms of the word permit. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for PERMIT

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allow
verbv
verb

• make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

• consent to, give permission; permit

• let have

• give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

• make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain

• allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something

• afford possibility

• allow the other (baseball) team to score

• grant as a discount or in exchange

• allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting

license
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a legal document giving official permission to do something

• freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)

• excessive freedom; lack of due restraint

• the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization

verb

• authorize officially

approve
verbv
verb

• give sanction to

• judge to be right or commendable; think well of

authorize
verbv
verb

• grant authorization or clearance for

• give or delegate power or authority to

consent
verb, nounv, n
noun

• permission for something to happen

verb

• give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to

empower
verbv
verb

• give or delegate power or authority to

• give qualities or abilities to

enable
verbv
verb

• render capable or able for some task

entitle
verbv
verb

• give the right to

• give a title to

• give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility

grant
verb, nounv, n
noun

• Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978)

• any monetary aid

• the act of providing a subsidy

• United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986)

• 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)

• (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance

• a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business

• a right or privilege that has been granted

verb

• let have

• give as judged due or on the basis of merit

• be willing to concede

• allow to have

• bestow, especially officially

• give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

• transfer by deed

sanction
verb, nounv, n
noun

• formal and explicit approval

• a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards

• official permission or approval

• the act of final authorization

verb

• give sanction to

• give authority or permission to

• give religious sanction to, such as through an oath

let
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again

• a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India

verb

• make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

• actively cause something to happen

• consent to, give permission; permit

• cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition

• leave unchanged

• grant use or occupation of under a term of contract

countenance
nounn
noun

• the appearance conveyed by a person's face

• formal and explicit approval

• the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)

verb

• consent to, give permission; permit

licence
verb, nounv, n
noun

• excessive freedom; lack of due restraint

• freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)

• a legal document giving official permission to do something

verb

• authorize officially

permission
nounn
noun

• approval to do something

• the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization

tolerate
verbv
verb

• put up with something or somebody unpleasant

• recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others)

• have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition

• allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting

trachinotus falcatus
nounn
noun

• large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies

Best Hypernyms For PERMIT

Here is a list of related hypernyms for permit, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (21)
accept allow consent approve authorisation authorization authorize countenance empower empowerment enable endorse entitle grant instrument legitimize let license pompano sanction tolerate
Phrases (4)
go forlegal documentlegal instrumentofficial document

Alternatives for ALLOW

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