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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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John Kilcoyne, defending, told the sentencing that his client maintained her innocence and that she had permission from her aunt to take the money.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Worcester Foodbank is set to expand after securing permission to take over a neighbouring unit.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Iraq said it’s received permission from Iran to have its oil tankers transit the strait.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 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

“I’m not going to argue with you. You will decline the offer to that school, since you didn’t have my permission to apply in the first place.”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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