Synonyms for
Permitted
Definition
Allowed or authorized; granted permission.
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Formal
Informal
Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- not permitted
- strictly permitted
- freely permitted
- is permitted
- was permitted
- permitted to enter
- permitted to leave
Word family
Usage note
Permitted is the past participle of permit. It often appears in passive constructions. Be mindful of the register; 'allowed' is generally more common in everyday speech.
Example sentences
- My mom permitted me to stay up late on the weekend.
- The sign said no pets were permitted in the park.
- The school permitted the use of cell phones during lunchtime.
- The museum permitted photography without flash.
- The doctor permitted the patient to return to work after a week of rest.
Quotes
I have not permitted myself, gentlemen, to conclude that I am the best man in the country; but I am reminded, in this connection, of a story of an old Dutch farmer, who remarked to a companion once that 'it was not best to swap horses while crossing streams.'
The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth, and to have it found out by accident.
The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.