Synonyms for let
lɛtlet

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1. let

   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 called a permit. There are establishments that any one will be allowed to visit without challenge or hindrance; there are others that no one is allowed to visit without a permit from the manager; there are others to which visitors are admitted at specified times, without a formal permit. We allow a child's innocent intrusion; we concede a right; grant a request; consent to a sale of property; permit an inspection of accounts; sanction a marriage; tolerate the rudeness of a well-meaning servant; submit to a surgical operation; yield to a demand or necessity against our wish or will, or yield something under compulsion; as, the sheriff yielded the keys at the muzzle of a revolver, and allowed the mob to enter. Suffer, in the sense of mild concession, is now becoming rare, its place being taken by allow, permit, or tolerate. Compare PERMISSION.

   See also synonyms for PROHIBIT.

   Synonyms:
   admit, allow, concede, consent to, grant, permit, sanction, suffer, tolerate, yield

   Antonyms:
   deny, disallow, disapprove, forbid, protest, refuse, reject, resist, withstand

   Preposition:
   To allow of (in best recent usage, simply to allow) such an action; allow one in such a course; allow for spending-money.

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1. let

   Synonyms:
   permit, allow, suffer

   Antonyms:
   prevent, hinder

2. letverb

   Synonyms:
   hinder, above

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1. Lashkar-e-Taiba, Lashkar-e-Toiba, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, LET, Army of the Pure, Army of the Righteousnoun

   a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India

   "Lashkar-e-Toiba has committed mass murders of civilian Hindus"

   Synonyms:
   net ball

   Antonyms:
   prevent, keep

2. let, net ballverb

   a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again

   Synonyms:
   net ball

   Antonyms:
   prevent, keep

3. let, allow, permitverb

   make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

   "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off"

   Synonyms:
   rent, admit, have, grant, set aside, appropriate, tolerate, give up, reserve, get, countenance, permit, provide, leave, allow, take into account, lease, allow for, earmark

   Antonyms:
   prevent, keep

4. letverb

   actively cause something to happen

   "I let it be known that I was not interested"

   Synonyms:
   countenance, rent, allow, get, lease, permit, have

   Antonyms:
   keep, prevent

5. permit, allow, let, countenanceverb

   consent to, give permission

   "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"

   Synonyms:
   rent, admit, have, grant, set aside, appropriate, give up, reserve, tolerate, countenance, permit, provide, get, leave, allow, take into account, lease, allow for, earmark

   Antonyms:
   prevent, keep

6. get, let, haveverb

   cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition

   "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble"

   Synonyms:
   take, make, mystify, experience, develop, draw, have, hold, become, sustain, receive, scram, consume, amaze, stimulate, sire, drive, engender, go, fix, pay back, rent, stick, suffer, beat, set about, get down, arrive, incur, deliver, contract, bring forth, grow, dumbfound, stupefy, start, birth, lease, arrest, accept, give, bring, bewilder, mother, induce, countenance, buzz off, catch, feature, obtain, beget, flummox, get, generate, capture, have got, find, baffle, produce, start out, pose, vex, give birth, aim, allow, throw, perplex, get under one's skin, gravel, begin, fetch, father, bear, commence, puzzle, set out, convey, own, acquire, come, pay off, possess, bugger off, cause, ingest, take in, permit, nonplus

   Antonyms:
   prevent, keep

7. letverb

   leave unchanged

   "let it be"

   Synonyms:
   countenance, rent, allow, get, lease, permit, have

   Antonyms:
   prevent, keep

8. lease, let, rentverb

   grant use or occupation of under a term of contract

   "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners"

   Synonyms:
   take, allow, countenance, get, rent, engage, permit, lease, charter, have, hire

   Antonyms:
   keep, prevent

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1. • Consent
   • Give
   • Leave
   • Make
   • Terrorism
   • Terrorist Organization

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1. letverb

   Synonyms:
   allow, permit, suffer, give leave to, give permission to

2. letverb

   Synonyms:
   lease, put to hire

3. letnoun

   Synonyms:
   hinderance, impediment, obstacle, obstruction

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1. letnoun

   Synonyms:
   hindrance

2. letverb

   Synonyms:
   allow, permit, suffer, lease, rent

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1. List of paraphrases for "let":

   allow, leave, i, left, letting, leaves, we, iet, give, permit, enable, leaving, allowed, is

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1. Maxine Waters:

   Let's make sure we show up wherever we have to show up. And if you see anybody from that Cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline station, you get out and you create a crowd. And you push back on them, and you tell them they're not welcome anymore, anywhere. We've got to get the children connected to their parents.

2. Ilan Katz:

   Some in the military say 'let us investigate, we have nothing to hide. The moment we investigate, international law won't intrude. There will be no international inquiry and no trial in The Hague,'.

3. Tom Davis:

   [A speakership coup] would be the worse thing that could happen to the party. It would show they can't govern their own caucus, let alone the government, when people unhappy with Obama look to Republicans for a governing party, this is the last thing they want to see.

4. Karen Landers:

   The overarching message is that we must have a specific awareness for our own health and our own safety, let's say you sustain a wound in the water. You need to watch for signs and symptoms of illness.

5. Brandi Glanville:

   I seem to go through guys fairly quickly. I call them 'micro relationships' because as soon as I think something is up I sabotage and leave. I run away. So I thought, you know, 'Why not just go and see if I get anything from this?' i thought about not wanting to put my love life there out on camera, but let’s be clear I did ‘Housewives,’ everything is already out there so why not look for love on camera? What do I have to lose really? Nothing.