Synonyms for let
Another word for let is net ball, allow or permit. Below are 9 synonyms and 28 related words across 7 senses, with antonyms.
Also searched as: lets, letted.
1. noun: a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again
- net ball
2. verb: make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
- allow synonyms
- permit synonyms
Antonyms
- prevent synonyms
3. verb: actively cause something to happen
4. verb: consent to, give permission; permit
- allow synonyms
- permit synonyms
- countenance
- grant synonyms
5. verb: cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition
- have synonyms
- get synonyms
6. verb: leave unchanged
7. verb: grant use or occupation of under a term of contract
- rent synonyms
- lease synonyms
Related words
Broader, narrower and sibling terms from the same WordNet tree. They aren't interchangeable, but one of them is often the word you wanted.
- service synonyms
- serve synonyms
- give up synonyms
- pass synonyms
- create
- cause synonyms
- stimulate synonyms
- induce synonyms
- go for synonyms
- give synonyms
- put up synonyms
- let in synonyms
- support synonyms
- clear synonyms
- include synonyms
- stand synonyms
- trust synonyms
- allow in
- accept synonyms
- stick out synonyms
- bear synonyms
- favor synonyms
- leave synonyms
- let alone
- leave behind
- leave alone
- sublet
- sublease
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Questions people ask
What is another word for let?
You can say net ball, allow, permit, countenance or grant instead of let. Which one fits depends on the sense; the first sense above means "a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again".
What is the opposite of let?
The opposite of let is prevent.
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