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license

[lahy-suhns] / ˈlaɪ səns /
NOUN
authority, permission
Synonyms
STRONGEST
authorization certificate charter consent exemption grant immunity permit privilege right ticket warrant
STRONG
dispensation entitlement freedom go ahead independence latitude leave liberty okay self-determination unconstraint
WEAK
carte blanche green light
Antonyms
STRONGEST
responsibility
STRONG
denial imprisonment incarceration limitation refusal restraint restriction subordination veto
WEAK
ban prohibition reason withholding
NOUN
abandon, indulgence
Synonyms
STRONG
anarchy animalism arrogance audacity boldness complacency debauchery disorder effrontery excess forwardness gluttony immoderation impropriety irresponsibility lawlessness laxity looseness presumptuousness prodigality profligacy refractoriness relaxation sauciness self-indulgence sensuality slackness temerity unrestraint unruliness wantonness wildness
WEAK
relaxedness
Antonyms
STRONG
care caution cowardice humility meekness modesty order
WEAK
ban prohibition reason refusal withholding
VERB
authorize
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accredit allow certify empower enable permit
STRONG
commission let privilege sanction suffer warrant
Antonyms
STRONGEST
deny disallow disapprove refuse reject
STRONG
prevent
WEAK
ban prohibit withhold

Example Sentences

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By being attached to Crif Dogs, PDT could piggyback on the restaurant’s liquor license.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The English Devolution Bill, which is currently going through parliament, will give Transport for London the powers to regulate and license dockless e-bikes.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Earlier this week, BWX notified regulators of its intent to license a new uranium enrichment plant adjacent to its existing nuclear fuel site in Tennessee.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

BWX Technologies plans to license a new uranium enrichment plant and will report first-quarter earnings on May 4.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

“I have my driver’s license and Carol Lee has a car.”

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor

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