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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If the application is successful, they are granted permission to stay in the UK for three months and can claim benefits.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

All the emails I'm seeing are sent to the email address [email protected], which is the one you've given me permission to access.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

It also recently received permission to put another few thousand satellites into orbit by 2035.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

“At the end of the day, I think that this industry to which I belong needs to earn the social permission to consume energy,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

After she noticed the circling flies last night, Aunt Melissa asked my permission to throw him away.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

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