Synonyms for permission
pərˈmɪʃ ənper·mis·sion

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1. permissionnoun

   Antonyms:
   prohibition

2. permissionnoun

   Sire, do I have your permission to execute this traitor?

   Antonyms:
   prohibition

3. permissionnoun

   Antonyms:
   prohibition

4. permissionnoun

   I used the chmod command to change the file's permission.

   Antonyms:
   prohibition

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1. permission

   Authority unites the right and power of control; age, wisdom, and character give authority to their possessor; a book of learned research has authority, and is even called an authority. Permission justifies another in acting without interference or censure, and usually implies some degree of approval. Authority gives a certain right of control over all that may be affected by the action. There may be a failure to object, which constitutes an implied permission, tho this is more properly expressed by allowance; we allow what we do not oppose, permit what we expressly authorize. The noun permit implies a formal written permission. License is a formal permission granted by competent authority to an individual to do some act or pursue some business which would be or is made to be unlawful without such permission; as, a license to preach, to solemnize marriages, or to sell intoxicating liquors. A license is permission granted rather than authority conferred; the sheriff has authority (not permission nor license) to make an arrest. Consent is permission by the concurrence of wills in two or more persons, a mutual approval or acceptance of something proposed. Compare ALLOW.

   Synonyms:
   allowance, authority, authorization, consent, leave, liberty, license, permit

   Antonyms:
   denial, hindrance, objection, opposition, prevention, prohibition, refusal, resistance

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1. permission

   Synonyms:
   leave, license, dispensation, allowance, liberty, consent, sufferance, compliance, endurance

   Antonyms:
   prohibition, refusal, denial, prevention, hinderance, resistance

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1. permissionnoun

   approval to do something

   "he asked permission to leave"

   Synonyms:
   license, permit

2. license, permission, permitnoun

   the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization

   Synonyms:
   license, licence, permit

Matched Categories

1. • Approval
   • Authorization

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1. permissionnoun

   Synonyms:
   leave, license, liberty, allowance, consent, permit

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1. permissionnoun

   Synonyms:
   consent, allowance, license, leave, permit, authorization, warrant

   Antonyms:
   refusal, denial, embargo, injunction, veto, prohibition, resistance

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1. List of paraphrases for "permission":

   authorization, permit, authorisation, permissions, leave, permits, approval, consent, licence, authority, furlough, clearance, permitted, licensing

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How to use permission in a sentence?

1. Nelson Mandela:

   “And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same”

2. Gayle Hallgren-Rezac:

   These parties are permission to network and talk to people you don't know.

3. President Tayyip Erdogan:

   Now they are talking about separating our land in this country. With God's permission, we will never allow a surgery on the unity of our country.

4. Enrico Dini:

   We are now waiting (for) permission to borrow the printer (from the military), if I had another printer I'd send it there tomorrow, but unfortunately we don't have and must wait.

5. Craig Grossi:

   Finding the motivation was really about giving myself the permission to write. For me and for other veterans, it’s something we have to overcome in terms of drawing attention to ourselves or doing anything that we might perceive as selfish or self-indulgent, it’s something that I owe to the men and women that I served with and the awesome people that have come into my life. I owe it to them to share this story.