1. (noun)license, licence, permit a legal document giving official permission to do something Synonyms: license, licence, permission, permit Antonyms: interdict, prohibit, proscribe, disallow, nix, veto, forbid
2. (noun)license, permission, permit the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization Synonyms: license, licence, permission, permit Antonyms: nix, disallow, interdict, proscribe, prohibit, veto, forbid
3. (verb)permit, Trachinotus falcatus large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies Synonyms: license, licence, permission, permit Antonyms: proscribe, prohibit, nix, forbid, interdict, veto, disallow
4. (verb)permit, allow, let, countenance consent to, give permission Synonyms: rent, admit, have, grant, set aside, appropriate, let, give up, reserve, tolerate, countenance, permit, provide, get, leave, allow, take into account, lease, allow for, earmark Antonyms: proscribe, nix, veto, interdict, disallow, prohibit, forbid
5. (verb)let, allow, permit make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen Synonyms: rent, admit, have, grant, set aside, appropriate, let, tolerate, give up, reserve, get, countenance, permit, provide, leave, allow, take into account, lease, allow for, earmark Antonyms: interdict, veto, proscribe, forbid, prohibit, nix, disallow
6. (verb)allow, permit, tolerate allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting Synonyms: admit, put up, grant, set aside, stand, appropriate, abide, support, let, digest, suffer, brook, bear, give up, stick out, reserve, tolerate, countenance, permit, provide, endure, leave, allow, stomach, take into account, allow for, earmark Antonyms: veto, disallow, interdict, proscribe, prohibit, nix, forbid
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'permit'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. permit We allow that which we do not attempt to hinder; we permit that to which we give some express authorization. When this is given verbally it is called permission; when in writing it is commonly ca Synonyms: allow, admit, consent to, let, sanction, tolerate, concede, grant, permit, suffer, yield Antonyms: deny, disapprove, protest, reject, withstand, disallow, forbid, refuse, resist