GRANTING Synonyms: 164 Similar and Opposite Words

granting 1 of 2

noun

as in permission

the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something your granting of an interview for this job opening will be much appreciated

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granting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of grant

as in admitting

to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly you will grant that she is difficult to work with

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as in conferring

to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly by the power vested in me, I grant you the keys to the city

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Noun

The Department of Homeland Security has appealed the granting of his asylum. — Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 While the granting or denial of a stay might sound like legal jargon, there are real-world implications at stake. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Realizing that truth would be a route toward not only better preparedness going forward but also a more general granting of grace. — Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026 Thus, in the end the appeals court affirmed the granting of the Hus' special motion and the award of attorney fees and costs against RCA. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 But without an objective yardstick, two police officers can review the same file and make opposite decisions about the granting of a license. — George A. Mocsary, The Conversation, 7 July 2026 But, as is often the case with these kinds of monkey’s paws, the granting of a wish comes at a great cost—the wishmaker’s life. — Kayti Burt, Time, 24 Apr. 2026 In this age of excess and endless wish granting, self denial becomes a superpower and a necessity. — Maggie Anders, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026 The granting of humanitarian parole is discretionary and receiving it does not give the parolee any legal immigration status. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026

Verb

Walsh argues that distinction matters because the person granting the access isn’t the only person whose information appears in those conversations. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 The trades have largely consolidated under one roof, Penske Media, which owns Variety, the Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, Billboard, and Rolling Stone, among others, granting it a near-monopoly on major industry news. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026 One of the eight parole board members who took part in this case, former prosecutor Shontell Walker, was in favor of granting Noling a pardon, according to the board’s recommendation. — Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2026 Beyond granting permission, Parton knew nothing about what Costner, Houston and producer David Foster had created in the studio. — Deborah Wilker, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026 The openness of the set is designed to feel like a real emergency room while granting cameras the freedom to move without restriction. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026 The rules — which seem likely to be challenged in court — came after a series of losses for the NCAA in state courts around the country, where judges are granting players who graduated high school in 2022 a fifth year of eligibility. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026 Though there will be a few hours before dawn when the moon sets below the western horizon, granting peak meteor hunting conditions. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026 UConn offers the country’s only degree-granting program in puppetry of its kind, earning a reputation in the puppetry world akin to UConn’s legendary college basketball pedigree. — Tran Chau, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for granting

Noun

Last month, San Francisco lawmakers unanimously declared the Latin Rock House a historic landmark, formally protecting the Spanish-style home from being painted over, altered or destroyed by future owners or developers without the city's permission.

— Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026
Over the years, many singers, including Elvis Presley, asked for permission to record the song.

— Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of permission

Verb

There were separate conversations with both managers before conferring with MLB's replay center for a rules check on what crew chief Chris Guccione said was a timing play and not a force play.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
However, after throwing off flat ground Friday at Yankee Stadium and conferring with the training staff, the organization decided to temporarily shut Ohtani down from pitching.

— Katie Woo, New York Times, 19 July 2026

Definition of conferring

Verb

Of course, confessing to any involvement in Haleigh’s disappearance could also land Trinity in a lot more trouble.

— Dateline NBC, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2026
After posting a video earlier this week asking if anyone else couldn’t stop purchasing diamonds via TikTok, his comment section quickly flooded with more than a thousand replies from people across the country, all confessing their little secret.

— Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of confessing

Verb

He’s never settled into a particular genre and, perhaps due to that wide-ranging restlessness, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will be awarding him an honorary Oscar in November.

— Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
From a straightforward season-long points race to giving the points leader a cushion on the leaderboard, and now the simple format of awarding the FedEx Cup to the winner of the Tour Championship, the postseason has long needed a boost.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of awarding

Noun

Idolizing the American founding, the Claremonters propose radical, counterrevolutionary action to restore government by consent, shatter the administrative state, and cultivate civic virtue.

— Leonard A. Schuette, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2026
The doctor involved denied performing procedures without patients' consent.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of consent

Verb

Luiz understands that aspect, too, acknowledging that Sporting KC needed him four separate times during Thursday’s news conference.

— Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
The study described the importance of reducing stigma about cognitive decline, helping people care for their brains to decrease dementia risk and acknowledging the impacts dementia has on families and households.

— Hillary Lum, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026

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