PERMITS Synonyms: 141 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of permit

as in allows

to give permission for or to approve of the school won't permit such an activity on its grounds

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as in lets

to give permission to you are not permitted to swim at the town pond without a season pass

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as in enables

to make able or possible we'll have our picnic on Thursday, weather permitting

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as in tolerates

to fail to prevent (some behavior on someone's part) especially from neglect or indifference the college permits way too much drinking, in my opinion

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noun

plural of permit

as in tolerances

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Recent Examples of permits

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Chavez, a longtime friend of Pacheco’s, collected $170,000 from two marijuana firms for contracts and then paid him $93,000 in cash as Pacheco voted in 2017 and 2018 for the firms’ permits, according to plea agreements. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 TikTok bans gambling outright but permits auctions, mystery products and trading-card breaks that hinge on outcomes buyers can’t see coming. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026 Ana Karina García, director of Juntos Se Puede, an organization that helps Venezuelan migrants in Colombia, said that the Colombian government stopped handing out new temporary residency permits three years ago. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026 Teachers can decide whether a task permits no AI, limited assistance, or full use of Copilot Chat. — Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 Today, Russian state corporation Rosatom issues permits to sail through the NSR through the Northern Sea Route Administration (NSRA). — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026 The property overlooking The Ranch at Laguna Beach‘s golf course comes with a neighboring lot of about 10,000 square feet, and permits for a glass guest house and infinity edge pool designed by architect Mark Whipple are also included with the sale. — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2026 The administration has defended the third-country deals as lawful, saying federal immigration law permits the government to remove migrants to willing third countries. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026 At a meeting last month, local attorney David Winker sought to appeal the tree removal permits on behalf of a Coconut Grove resident who lives near the site. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026

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Licenses and permits, including a sales tax permit if products will be sold, also may be required. — Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026 On Monday, the Overland Park City Council will look at special events permits for the farmers market to take place this spring and summer — including issuing a special events permit for the market’s new location, 7950 Marty Street, starting in early June. — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2026

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Robot depth vision The new stereo vision algorithm allows humanoid robots to calculate depth using a camera arrangement that more closely mimics human vision.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
Uber is rolling out a live video feature that allows parents and guardians to view their teen’s ride in real time.

— Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of allows

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The denial-of-service attacks meant that hackers pushed massive traffic toward the agency in order to block services, including one that enables citizens to use one login across multiple public services.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026
This dual-burner functionality gives you greater control of the temperature and enables two-zone cooking.

— Olivia Tarantino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of enables

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In the United States, meanwhile, dozens of patents should keep Wegovy generics off the market until 2039, said professor Robin Feldman, a patent expert at the University of California Law-San Francisco.

— Elisabeth Rosenthal, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
Viture further claims similar patents have have been rejected in China, and that Xreal’s patent adds only minor, appearance-level changes rather than true optical innovation.

— Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026

Definition of patents

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If a cyclist ignores a moving violation summons and gets stopped again while cycling, there’s nothing the NYPD can do other than issue more moving violation summonses that will be ignored and go unpaid.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026
But that’s a much smaller part of the story than the argument suggests, and ignores that the majority of the competitive stakes in major European divisions are driven by the quest for continental competition.

— Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of ignores

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The company will also enhance the Unlimited experience with 200 points per $1 spent and double the credits for concessions and additional ticket purchases.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026
By mid-May the company had sent a list of potential concessions to Bonta, added the person.

— Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026