permission

Speech parts

1. permission - Noun

2. permission - Verb

Meaning

The act of permitting or allowing; formal consent; authorization; leave; license or liberty granted.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

license leave liberty approval acceptance permit consent warrant clearance authorization assent sanction nod acquiescence ok
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Antonyms

prohibition lack prevention excommunication opposition bar
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Hypernyms

approval authorization commendation empowerment authorisation

Hyponyms

authority leave pass consent clearance dismissal

Phrases with the word

explicit permission expressed permission give permission to grant permission to need for permission give permission for

Anagrams

impression

Examples

It is often easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission. Grace Hopper

Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another. Madonna (entertainer)

You can't hurt me without my permission. Mahatma Gandhi

Better to beg forgiveness than to ask permission. Colombian Proverb

One who eats the remains of a meal without first obtaining permission. Xhosa Proverb

You have permission to ask 'though you can't afford to buy. Finnish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

permissible sound permissibleness permissibly permission for disclosure permission slip permission structure