PERMITS Synonyms: 141 Similar and Opposite Words

permits 1 of 2

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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The company was also responsible for processing 70 of the 80 visas and permits that filmmaker Michael Angelo Zervos required in order to set a Guinness World Record by visiting all 195 sovereign countries over a period of 499 days. — Matthew Kayser, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026 Housing shortages sometimes happen when cities can’t issue residential building permits fast enough to keep vacancy rates low and rent high in a secondary market. — Justin Donald, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026 Norway permits gambling only via state monopolies aimed at preventing gambling problems and at funneling profits to nonprofits. — Jonathan Caulkins, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2026 Just 5 counties have larger commissions State law permits boards of county commissioners to grow from three to five members once a county has reached a population of 70,000. — John Aguilar, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2026 That exception permits disclosures for research or statistical reports only if the personal information is not published, publicly disclosed, or used to contact people. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2026 California permits students to participate in athletic teams and in competitions that match their gender, regardless of what gender is listed on their records. — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 Demolition permits from October filed with Mecklenburg County noted that Digital Realty would preserve the facade, which includes the arched entryway and covered setback. — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026 If the care label permits machine washing, place the pillowcase in a mesh laundry bag and use the delicate cycle. — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 30 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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The platform also allows Marriott to see what skills its employees have, their level of experience, and their career aspirations.

— Ted Kitterman, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
They’re drawn by its floor-to-ceiling windows and Hudson River views, plus the porte-cochere that allows discreet access to $500,000 parking spaces away from paparazzi and nosy neighbors.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of allows

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Thorium-229 enables nuclear timing Thorium-229 offers a rare advantage for nuclear timekeeping.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026
Yet, one of leadership’s great paradoxes is that slowing down enough to invest in people is often what ultimately enables teams and organizations to move faster.

— Michael Corvini, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of enables

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Vietnam's communist government tolerates little dissent and tightly controls the media.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Our criminal system deliberately places the burden on the government and tolerates the possibility that guilty people will go free rather than lower the standard required to convict.

— Monu Bedi, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of tolerates

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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

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Even major battlefield setbacks may not push the group towards compromise if its leadership believes any concessions should be part of a broader regional bargain.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
The regime isn’t willing to give any concessions on its nuclear program, and negotiations on freedom of transit through the Strait of Hormuz have repeatedly stalled.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026