LICENSE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for LICENSE?

Need another word that means the same as “license”? Find 5 synonyms and 30 related words for “license” in this overview.

The synonyms of “License” are: licence, permission, permit, certify

License as a Noun

Definitions of "License" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “license” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization.
• Excessive freedom; lack of due restraint.
• Freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech.
• A legal document giving official permission to do something.
• Excessive freedom; lack of due restraint- Will Durant- Edmund Burke.

Synonyms of "License" as a noun (3 Words)

licence	Formal or official permission to do something. A television licence fee.
permission	Approval to do something. He asked permission to leave.
permit	Large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies. He is only in Britain on a work permit.

Usage Examples of "License" as a noun

• When liberty becomes license dictatorship is near.
• The intolerable license with which the newspapers break…the rules of decorum.

License as a Verb

Definitions of "License" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “license” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Permit (someone) to do something.
• Grant a licence to.
• Authorize the use, performance, or release of (something.
• Authorize officially.

Synonyms of "License" as a verb (2 Words)

certify	Officially declare insane. The Law Society will certify that the sum charged is fair and reasonable.
licence	Authorize officially.

Usage Examples of "License" as a verb

• I am licensed to practice law in this state.
• He was licensed to do no more than send a message.
• He ought not to have been licensed to fly a plane.
• A pub has to be licensed by the local justices.
• The company expect that the drug will soon be licensed for use in the USA.

Associations of "License" (30 Words)

acceptable	Adequate for the purpose. An acceptable substitute for champagne.
agreed	(of two or more parties) holding the same view or opinion on something. All the republics are agreed on the necessity of a common defence policy.
allow	Allow or plan for a certain possibility concede the truth or validity of something. He stopped to allow his eyes to adjust.
allowable	That may be permitted especially as according to rule. Tax is payable after deduction of allowable expenses.
approbation	Approval or praise. A term of approbation.
approval	The belief that someone or something is good or acceptable. His decision merited the approval of any sensible person.
approve	Judge to be right or commendable; think well of. They would not approve.
authorization	Official permission or approval. Horowitz handed him the authorization signed by Evans.
certified	Fit to be certified as insane and treated accordingly. A certified public accountant.
chartered	(of an accountant, engineer, librarian, etc.) qualified as a member of a professional body that has a royal charter. The town s celebration of its 800th anniversary as a chartered borough.
clap	Clap one s hands together. Clap two boards together.
concurrence	A point at which three or more lines meet. Delays can be avoided by arriving at political concurrence at the start.
constitution	The constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states. The genetic constitution of a species.
employed	(of a person) having a paid job. Most of our graduates are employed.
endorsement	A signature that validates something. The entertainer made millions from Pepsi endorsements.
engaged	Unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability engaged is a British term for a busy telephone line. Deeply engaged in conversation.
hired	Hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers. A hired gun.
imprimatur	A person’s authoritative approval. The imprimatur for this edition was granted by Cardinal O Casey.
indefeasible	Not subject to being lost, annulled, or overturned. An indefeasible claim to the title.
ok	An expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence. Things are okay.
okay	Being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition. Things are okay.
permissible	That may be permitted especially as according to rule. A kind of speculation that was permissible in cosmology but inadmissible in medicine.
permission	An official document giving authorization. They had entered the country without permission.
permit	A legal document giving official permission to do something. The law permits councils to monitor any factory emitting smoke.
qualified	Holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill. I could only judge this CD a qualified success.
ratification	The action of signing or giving formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement, making it officially valid. The ratification of the treaty.
ratify	Approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation. Both countries were due to ratify the treaty by the end of the year.
sanction	Give religious sanction to such as through on oath. The United States had agreed to lift economic sanctions.
treaty	A formally concluded and ratified agreement between states. The two Presidents signed a ten year treaty of solidarity.
yes	An affirmative answer or decision, especially in voting. Answering with assured and ardent yeses.