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present participle of grant.

granting

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permitting adj.
although conj.
agreement n.
giving n.
issue n.

ADJECTIVE

permitting

Synonyms

STRONG

allowing authorizing letting licensing sanctioning tolerating

WEAK

lenient permissive

CONJUNCTION

although

Synonyms

WEAK

admitting albeit despite despite the fact even if even supposing granting all this in spite of much as notwithstanding still supposing though when whereas while yet

NOUN

agreement

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accord arrangement compliance compromise concession mediation reconciliation understanding

STRONG

accession accommodation accordance adjustment affiliation affinity alliance amity approving arbitration assenting bargaining compatibility concert concord concordance conformity congruity consistency correspondence harmony similarity suitableness sympathy union unison verification

WEAK

acceding acknowledging authorizing complying concurring endorsing ratifying verifying

Antonyms

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denial difference disagreement dissension dissent fight refusal

STRONG

discord disharmony dislike dissimilarity disunity divorce hatred hostility incompatibility separation

NOUN

giving

Synonyms

STRONGEST

offering

STRONG

allowing awarding bequeathing ceding conferring contributing conveying dispensing distributing donating endowing expending furnishing imparting permitting presenting remitting supplying transferring yielding

WEAK

doling out handing out passing out

Antonyms

WEAK

appropriating getting taking

NOUN

issue

Synonyms

STRONG

circulation delivery dispersion dissemination issuance issuing publication supply supplying

WEAK

sending out

Antonyms

WEAK

cause origin parent source

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granting

But after a hearing this month, two judges on Friday dismissed the claims, saying the housing minister had acted lawfully by granting planning permission in January.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

The granting of that status allows them to stay in the UK without immigration restrictions.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

One Maryland judge, Hugh Lennox Bond, became famous for granting these petitions.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

Hours after Garcia announced Morales’ transition job, the Board of Trustees gathered to vote on granting him the honorific title of professor emeritus.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

Scythe Curie had them kneel right at the door to kiss her ring, granting them immunity.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

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