Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb license

1 sense of license

Sense 1
license, licence, certify -- (authorize officially; "I am licensed to practice law in this state")
       => authorize, authorise, pass, clear -- (grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography")

Antonyms of adj licensed

1 sense of licensed

Sense 1
accredited, commissioned, licensed, licenced -- (given official approval to act; "an accredited college"; "commissioned broker"; "licensed pharmacist"; "authorized representative")

INDIRECT (VIA authorized) -> unauthorized, unauthorised -- (not endowed with authority)

Similarity of adj licensed

1 sense of licensed

Sense 1
accredited, commissioned, licensed, licenced -- (given official approval to act; "an accredited college"; "commissioned broker"; "licensed pharmacist"; "authorized representative")
       => authorized (vs. unauthorized), authorised -- (endowed with authority)

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