Social life

Synonyms for permit

Synonyms for permit: let and allow. Every one of them is a hand audited pair from the Synonym Stack word bank, shown below in the sense it fits, in a real sentence, and beside the words that only look close.

2 synonyms · Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · verb

The 2 synonyms for permit

Interchangeable with permit in this sense

Audited under permit's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one permit carries in that sense.

letverb, in the sense "make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen"

Recorded from the other side of the pair

These entries were written under the other word and name permit as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.

allowallow is a verb in the sense "allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting"

one of these comes from permit's own entry in the bank, and one was audited from the other word's side of the pair. Both directions were read by a human, and only the sense quoted differs.

The senseverbTier 2, TreelineSocial life

make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

This will permit the rain to run off.

One sentence, one sense. Without it the word could be read three other ways.

The true synonym

let

Same sentence, swapped: This will let the rain to run off.

Close but different

Distractors, not synonyms. This entry has no written reason line yet, so read them against the sentence and the sense above.

tolerate
prevent
sire

Where permit turns up in the game

permit is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 2, Treeline. It is never used as a wrong tile elsewhere in the bank, so every board it appears on is a board it can win.

Play permit

The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so permit reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.

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This page is built from Open English WordNet 2025, with the sense, the sentence, the tier and the near misses read by a human in the July 2026 audit. Nothing on it is written while the page is built.

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Neighbours by theme before neighbours by difficulty, because social life is the company permit keeps.

clannishadjectivecliquishtending to associate only within one's own close group, unwelcoming to outsidersTreelineHas a reason line condescendingadjectivepatronizingshowing a feeling of patronizing superiority toward othersTreelineHas a reason line congenialadjectiveamiablefriendly, pleasant, and easy to get along with.TreelineHas a reason line convivialadjectivejovialfriendly, lively, and favorable to good companyTreelineHas a reason line meddleverbtamperintrude in other people's affairs or businessRidgeline mingleverbcirculateto move among people at a social gathering, talking with different individuals.TreelineHas a reason line mixernounsocialan informal social event held so people can meet and get acquainted.TreelineHas a reason line urbanadjectivemetropolitanrelating to or characteristic of a densely built-up cityTreelineHas a reason line

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