You can't enter the building without a permit.
Source: tatoeba (19379)
Permit
/pɚˈmɪt/
Synonyms for "permit" (296 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (10)
Noun(3 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (15)
Related words (25)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: license, permission, accede, accede to, accept.
- Sentence evidence is available for permit, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, derived_reverse, moby, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "permit".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "permit"
Keep "permit" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "permit" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "permit", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "permit" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
21 entriesacceptallowallowanceauthorisationauthorizationcertificateconsentcountenancecreatedocumentempowermentgo forinstrumentlegal documentlegal instrument
Showing 16 of 21 words.
More specific
9 entriesCollocations
11 entriesaccessbuilding permitdriving permitentryexceptionsfield tripsparking permitpermissionpermit applicationusework permit
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
5 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
48 translations across 33 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- رخصة noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
Bashkir
1 entries- рөхсәт noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
Bengali
1 entries- এজাজতনামা noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
Bulgarian
2 entries- разрешение noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
- разрешително noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
Catalan
1 entries- permís noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 執照 /执照 noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
- 許可 /许可 noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
- 許可證 /许可证 noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
- 證 /证 noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
Czech
1 entries- povolení noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
Dutch
1 entries- vergunning noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
Finnish
1 entries- lupa noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
French
2 entries- permis noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
- permission noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
Galician
1 entries- permiso noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
German
2 entries- Erlaubnis noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
- Genehmigung noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
Hebrew
2 entries- הֶתֵּר noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
- רִשָּׁיוֹן noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
Hungarian
1 entries- engedély noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
Indonesian
1 entries- izin noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
Italian
2 entries- autorizzazione noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
- permesso noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
Japanese
1 entries- 許可 noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
Khmer
1 entries- លិខិតអនុញ្ញាត noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
Malayalam
1 entries- അനുമതിപത്രം noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
Māori
1 entries- puka whakaaetanga noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- برات noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
- تذكره noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
Polish
2 entries- pozwolenie noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
- przepustka noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
Portuguese
4 entries- autorização noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
- aval noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
- licença noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
- permissão noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
Romanian
1 entries- permis noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
Russian
2 entries- дозволе́ние noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
- разреше́ние noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
Slovene
1 entries- dovoljenje noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
Spanish
1 entries- permiso noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
Swahili
1 entries- kibali noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
Swedish
1 entries- tillstånd noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
Tagalog
1 entries- pahintulot noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
Thai
1 entries- ใบอนุญาต noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
Ukrainian
1 entries- до́звіл noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
Welsh
2 entries- hawlen noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
- trwydded noun (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
Sample sentences
23 total sentences available.
The landlord won't permit him to paint the door red.
Source: tatoeba (24096)
Will you permit us to leave now?
Source: tatoeba (31409)
The doorman did not permit me to enter the theater.
Source: tatoeba (39038)
Showing 4 of 23 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "permit"?
Closest matches include license, permission, accede, accede to, accept.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "permit"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.