Synonyms for license
ˈlaɪ səns

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1. license, licence, permit(noun)

   a legal document giving official permission to do something

   Synonyms:
   licence, permission, permit

2. license, licence(noun)

   freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)

   Synonyms:
   licence, permission, permit

3. license, licence(noun)

   excessive freedom; lack of due restraint

   "when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near"- Will Durant; "the intolerable license with which the newspapers break...the rules of decorum"- Edmund Burke

   Synonyms:
   licence, permission, permit

4. license, permission, permit(verb)

   the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization

   Synonyms:
   licence, permission, permit

5. license, licence, certify(verb)

   authorize officially

   "I am licensed to practice law in this state"

   Synonyms:
   indorse, demonstrate, evidence, attest, licence, manifest, certify, endorse

English Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. license

   In general terms, it may be said that freedom is absolute, liberty relative; freedom is the absence of restraint, liberty is primarily the removal or avoidance of restraint; in its broadest sense, it is the state of being exempt from the domination of others or from restricting circumstances. Freedom and liberty are constantly interchanged; the slave is set at liberty, or gains his freedom; but freedom is the nobler word. Independence is said of states or nations, freedom and liberty of individuals; the independence of the United States did not secure liberty or freedom to its slaves. Liberty keeps quite strictly to the thought of being clear of restraint or compulsion; freedom takes a wider range, applying to other oppressive influences; thus, we speak of freedom from annoyance or intrusion. License is, in its limited sense, a permission or privilege granted by adequate authority, a bounded liberty; in the wider sense, license is an ignoring and defiance of all that should restrain, and a reckless doing of all that individual caprice or passion may choose to do — a base and dangerous counterfeit of freedom. Compare ALLOW; PERMISSION.

   Synonyms:
   emancipation, freedom, independence, liberty

   Antonyms:
   captivity, compulsion, constraint, imprisonment, necessity, obligation, oppression, serfdom, servitude, slavery, superstition, thraldom

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. license(t)

   Synonyms:
   permit, allow, indulge

   Antonyms:
   restraint, disallow, withhold, forbid, prohibit

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. license(n.)

   Synonyms:
   permission, privilege, leave, right

2. license(n.)

   Synonyms:
   permit, warrant

3. license(n.)

   Synonyms:
   laxity, excessive liberty, exorbitant freedom

4. license(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   permit, allow, grant authority to, give a permit or warrant to

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. license(n)

   Synonyms:
   privilege, right, lawlessness, anarchy

2. license(v)

   Synonyms:
   legalize, permit

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1. List of paraphrases for "license":

   licence, licensing, leave, licenses, licences, permit, permits, licensed, leave-of-absence, enrolment, authorization

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How to use license in a sentence?

1. Superintendent John Reinhart:

   She’ll never work if these charges remain, she’ll have her license pulled.

2. Lawyer Bradley Bondi:

   The court realized its fishy to use a financial fraud statute, carrying up to 20 years in prison, to prosecute a commercial fisherman who otherwise would have been subject at most to a civil crime and the temporary loss of his fishing license.

3. Allison Gollust:

   We will be meeting with the new owners in due course to discuss the implications of the sale. If, following those conversations, we have any reason whatsoever to believe the journalistic integrity of the channel could be compromised by the new owners, we will revoke the license.

4. Erick Robinson:

   I don't think Intel has quite the portfolio that Qualcomm has, but they certainly have a large enough one to impact the valuations when it comes to a cross-licensing deal, it'll save (Apple) a huge chunk of change in cross-license deals.

5. Naela Khalil:

   The closure of the office is politically motivated and it has to do with the freedom of expression, we applied for a license more than a year ago, provided all necessary documents and started our work, and we had received no notification from the Information Ministry about any legal problem with the license.

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