Licence

//ˈlaɪ.səns//

Synonyms for "licence" (30 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (6)

authorization permit authority carte blanche certificate

Verb(1 words)

certify

Strong matches (9)

charter credentials departure deviation dispensation disregard divergence entitlement franchise

Related words (15)

free choice freedom latitude leave liberty license nonconformity papers pass permission privilege right

Noun(2 words)

license permit

Verb(1 words)

license

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

9 entries

authorise authorize clear instrument legal document legal instrument liberty official document pass

Synonyms

3 entries

authorization license permit

derived

34 entries

artistic licence driver licence driver's licence driving licence firearms licence fly without a licence free on license gun licence high licence licence laundering licence plate licence to crenellate licence to print money licenced licencee licenceless

Showing 16 of 34 words.

form of

1 entries

license

has context

6 entries

australia british canada nonstandard south africa uk

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I had my licence renewed a week ago.

Source: tatoeba (252470)

A car licence can be held from age 18.

Source: tatoeba (265534)

If your licence has expired, you can be issued with a new one in the following way.

Source: tatoeba (328027)

She doesn't have a driving licence.

Source: tatoeba (582521)

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.