Definitions

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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Permission in the Netherlands could open Tesla up to receiving further approval — and revenue — in the European market.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

Permission to value pleasure over performance, ease over expectation.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026

"Permission for jamming and spoofing, permission to shoot lasers at an airport -- everything that you don't really want at airports because it would paralyse operations -- we have here," Suelberg said.

From Barron's • Oct. 14, 2025

She writes a weekly Substack column called Give Yourself Permission at igiveyoupermission.substack.com.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2025

I opened my eyes, dipped the quill, and wrote out my true name: Isabel Gardener, being a Free Negro, has the Commandant’s Permission to pass from this Garrison to whatever place she may think proper.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson

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