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. Lia Thomas:

   But I also don't need anybody's permission to be myself and to do the sport that I love.

2. Nikolay Levitskiy:

   Russian ships increasingly behave aggressively, entering forbidden areas, or places where they should have permission from the Ukrainian authorities.

3. Rothna Begum:

   It continues to happen in the context of wider discrimination against women, particularly the male guardianship system in which women have to, still, require permission for traveling abroad, to marry or to undertake higher education.

4. Mohammad Reza Domiri Ganji:

   Most of the time I had to take care of lots of paperwork, spending several days to get official permission, this process is even harder than it sounds, and I've had several unsuccessful efforts.

5. Robert South:

   It is idleness that creates impossibilities; and where people don't care to do anything, they shelter themselves under a permission that it cannot be done.