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

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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

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1. license(t)

   Synonyms:
   permit, allow, indulge

   Antonyms:
   restraint, disallow, withhold, forbid, prohibit

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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

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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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1. Jeff Goodman:

   We're kind of the guinea pigs walking through it, but we will issue a marriage license on Jan. 6, the question is whether it's going to be one or going to be multiples.

2. Mike Lawlor:

   There are many undocumented immigrants driving without a driver's license who aren’t insured or registered, and we believe making that possible is very important.

3. Bryan Sralla:

   Our team is evaluating the potential of all the Croatian license on offer, but we have not yet made a decision whether we will bid on any, our internal executive review is scheduled for late May. I'm hopeful our team will identify some potential.

4. Mayor John Cranley:

   As a general matter, a pullover related to a license plate should not, in the normal course of events, lead to lethal force and a death as it has in this case.

5. Ruiz Urquiola:

   Without the support, the pressure made, without the international help, my liberation would not have been possible, they gave me an 'extrapenal license' for health reasons.

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