What is another word for license?

Pronunciation: [lˈa͡ɪsəns] (IPA)

The word "license" refers to the permission or authority granted to someone to undertake a certain activity. There are several synonyms that can be used interchangeably with the word "license" such as permit, authorization, certificate and clearance, These synonyms all convey the same meaning of giving the approval for someone to undertake a specific task or activity. Other synonyms for the word "license" include charter, franchise, warrant, concession, and patent. These words have slightly different connotations and are used in certain contexts. However, all of these words come back to the basic idea of granting permission and authority to someone.

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What are the hypernyms for License?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for License?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for license (as nouns)

    • communication
      legal document, instrument, official document, legal instrument.

What are the opposite words for license?

The antonyms for the word "license" would be "prohibition," "restriction," and "denial." When someone is denied a license, they are not allowed to engage in a certain activity or profession. A prohibition means that an activity is completely forbidden by law or authority. Restrictions limit the scope or extent of a license, making it less flexible or less comprehensive. In contrast, a license grants permission to carry out certain activities like driving a car, operating a business, or practicing a profession. The opposite of a license indicates the absence of such permission, which could lead to legal consequences if ignored or violated.

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Usage examples for License

Sitting on the sofa in Townsend's parlor, wondering if they could get a license to be married today, it being a holiday.
"The Mermaid of Druid Lake and Other Stories"
Charles Weathers Bump
You have no warrant and no license.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
You got the license in your pocket.
"Lonesome Land"
B. M. Bower

Famous quotes with License

  • Television of course actually started in Britain in 1936, and it was a monopoly, and there was only one broadcaster and it operated on a license which is not the same as a government grant.
    David Attenborough
  • Every place in the country you should get a license that shows you know how to safely store it, keep it away from your children or grandchildren. You should have to license it so the police can trace it if it's used in a crime.
    Michael D. Barnes
  • There are a lot of people who really abused sampling and gave it a bad name, by just taking people's entire hit songs and rapping over them. It gave publishers license to get a little greedy.
    Beck
  • Naturalism aimed at giving the primitive wishes full play but failed because these wishes are too primitive, too infantile, too inconsistent with themselves to be satisfied even by the greatest license.
    John Desmond Bernal
  • By placing discretion in the hands of an official to grant or deny a license, such a statute creates a threat of censorship that by its very existence chills free speech.
    Harry A. Blackmun

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