Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "permission" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

prohibition

Derived Terms

it's better to ask forgiveness than permission it's easier to ask forgiveness than to get permission nonpermission permissible permission slip permission structure permissioning permissionless permissive planning permission

Derived From

mission

Context

computing

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

approval authorisation authorization commendation empowerment

Type Of (IsA)

approval pact right

Related Terms

clearance permit

Related Terms

act allow allowance allowed authorisation authority authorization consent do especially formal let let do permit someone

Synonym Network

license

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