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:
   licence, permission, permit

2. license, licencenoun

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

   Synonyms:
   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:
   licence, permission, permit

4. license, permission, permitverb

   the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization

   Synonyms:
   licence, permission, permit

5. license, licence, certifyverb

   authorize officially

   "I am licensed to practice law in this state"

   Synonyms:
   indorse, demonstrate, 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. Dave Maass:

   Vigilant likes to say that drivers don’t have a right to privacy because of license plates but that’s baloney, they are taking advantage of a public safety rule that came years before anyone thought that data collection like this would be possible.

2. Victoria Nuland:

   A number of the things that the Ukrainians requested are not readily available unless the U.S. were to license onward export.

3. Microsoft Corp:

   We respect Kyocera but we believe they need to license the patented technology they are using. We're hopeful this case can be resolved amicably.

4. John Cornyn:

   I support the constitutional carry, because I view it kind of like a driver’s license, but I think it’s a mistake to try to combine this with the fix NICS background check. We have good bipartisan support for that. … But if we start trying to add other things to it, then I think we risk not doing anything which has sort of been the fate of a lot of the legislation we’ve tried in the past. So, I’d like to do the fix NICS, and then we can move on from there.

5. Catherine Lewis:

   The voter in question properly applied for an absentee ballot, provided her state-issued driver's license with Donna Brydges application, and returned Donna Brydges absentee ballot in the properly signed and sealed envelope as required by state law, the board of election inspectors, consisting of Republican and Democratic members, had no question that the voter was who she purported to be or that her signatures matched.