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Synonyms for green-light

Most common

allow permit approve rubber-stamp

All synonyms

Verb

1. Approve — to approve; to permit to proceed

approve, rubber-stamp, allow, permit, wave through

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To approve; to permit to proceed.

Related words

Other spellings
green light greenlight

Forms

Past participle
green-lighted
e.g. green-lighted → approved, rubber-stamped, allowed, permitted…

Example sentences

  • allow He didn't allow me to pay the bill for the dinner.
  • permit My father would not permit me to go on to college.
  • approve I approve of everything that you did, except this.

By length

5 letters
allow2
6 letters
permit2
7 letters
approve2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (allow2 = 2 syllables).