English Synonym Finder

permission

Definitions

The action of officially allowing someone to do a particular thing.

Consent or authorization granted by an authority.

Examples

You must ask for permission before entering the private laboratory.

The teacher gave the students permission to leave the classroom early.

She did not have the necessary permission to access the confidential files.

Synonyms

authorization consent approval sanction license permit assent

Antonyms

prohibition refusal denial ban veto restriction disapproval