PERMITTED (OF) Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

permitted (of)

verb

past tense of permit (of)

as in allowed (of)

to make possible especially to the exclusion of other possibilities the photo is too grainy to permit of anything more than a slight enlargement

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needed

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Little Palm Island needed to start anew to re-emerge as an ultra-luxe private island resort suited for the modern traveler.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026
Amentum and Laing O’Rourke now have a role in creating the industrial foundation needed to make that goal possible.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2026

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