Synonyms for let
verb
To permit
allow, permit, suffer, cause to; see allow 1.
To award; said especially of contracts
make, sign, grant, assign, engage, let out, hire out; see also give 1.
Antonyms cancel*, repudiate, break.
To rent
lease, hire, sublet; see rent 1. See syn. study at allow, hire.
See let in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To give one's consent to:
allow, approbate, approve, authorize, consent, endorse, permit, sanction. (Informal) OK. See allowTo afford an opportunity for:
admit, allow, permit. See allowTo neither forbid nor prevent:
allow, have, permit, suffer, tolerate. See allowTo give temporary use of in return for payment:
hire (out), lease, rent1. See transactions
phrasal verb let downTo cause to descend:
depress, drop, lower2, take down. See riseTo cause unhappiness by failing to satisfy the hopes, desires, or expectations of:
disappoint, discontent, disgruntle, dissatisfy. See happy
phrasal verb let inTo serve as a means of entrance for:
admit, intromit. See enter
phrasal verb let offTo discharge material, as vapor or fumes, usually suddenly and violently:
emit, give, give forth, give off, give out, issue, let out, release, send forth, throw off, vent. See free, moveTo free from an obligation or duty:
absolve, discharge, dispense, excuse, exempt, relieve, spare. See free
phrasal verb let outTo discharge material, as vapor or fumes, usually suddenly and violently:
emit, give, give forth, give off, give out, issue, let off, release, send forth, throw off, vent. See free, moveTo remove (a liquid) by a steady, gradual process:
drain, draw (off), pump, tap2. See increaseTo disclose in a breach of confidence:
betray, blab, divulge, expose, give away, reveal, tell, uncover, unveil. (Informal) spill. (Archaic) discover. Idioms: let slip, let the cat out of the bag, spill the beans, tell all. See show
phrasal verb let upTo grow or cause to grow gradually less:
abate, decrease, diminish, drain, dwindle, ebb, lessen, peter (out), rebate, reduce, tail away (or off), taper (off). See increaseTo become or cause to become less active or intense:
abate, bate, die (away, down, off, or out), ease (off or up), ebb, fall, fall off, lapse, moderate, remit, slacken, slack off, subside, wane. See increaseTo reduce in tension, pressure, or rigidity:
ease, loose, loosen, relax, slack, slacken, untighten. See tighten
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