Synonyms for License
ˈlaɪ sənsli·cense

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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. licenset

   Synonyms:
   permit, allow, indulge

   Antonyms:
   restraint, disallow, withhold, forbid, prohibit

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. license, licence, permitnoun

   a legal document giving official permission to do something

   Synonyms:
   license, licence, permission, permit

2. license, licencenoun

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

   Synonyms:
   license, licence, permission, permit

3. license, licencenoun

   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:
   license, licence, permission, permit

4. license, permission, permitverb

   the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization

   Synonyms:
   license, licence, permission, permit

5. license, licence, certifyverb

   authorize officially

   "I am licensed to practice law in this state"

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

Matched Categories

1. • Authorize
   • Liberty

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1. licensenoun

   Synonyms:
   permission, privilege, leave, right

2. licensenoun

   Synonyms:
   permit, warrant

3. licensenoun

   Synonyms:
   laxity, excessive liberty, exorbitant freedom

4. licenseverb

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

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1. licensenoun

   Synonyms:
   privilege, right, lawlessness, anarchy

2. licenseverb

   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. Drew Rosenberg:

   Allowing illegal aliens to get a driver’s license ... is not only bad policy but also dangerous, as a group, illegal aliens are terrible drivers. Years of data show they are five times more likely to be involved in a fatal collision, five times more likely to drive drunk, and 10 times more likely to hit-and-run.

2. Guo Ping:

   Qualcomm has always been an important partner of United States, if they get the license, we're willing to procure from them and use their chipsets in our smartphones.

3. Alan Simpson:

   A society like ours, which professes no one religion and has allowed all religions to decay, which indulges freedom to the point of license and individualism to the point of anarchy, needs all the support that responsible, cultivated homes can furnish. I hope your generation will provide a firmer shelter for civilized standards.

4. Peter Loop:

   As I look out the window (of my office), I can see cars with license plates all of different places: Arizona, California, Texas, Alabama, people are moving here just to work in the industry.

5. Scott Applewhite -RRB- Levin:

   I'd ask the Republicans in Congress, but any citizen can do it – with the ethics arm of the Supreme Court of California and seek the license of Adam Schiff.