LETS Synonyms: 143 Similar and Opposite Words

lets 1 of 2

verb

Definition of lets next

present tense third-person singular of let

as in allows

to give permission to my parents would not let me drive until I had a job and could pay for my own gas

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as in rents

chiefly British to give the possession and use of (something) in return for periodic payment the pensioner has begun letting rooms in her home to earn some extra money

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as in enables

to make able or possible the low gravity on the moon lets you make enormous leaps and jumps

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as in tolerates

to fail to prevent (some behavior on someone's part) especially from neglect or indifference they let their kids get away with murder

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lets

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noun

plural of let

as in obstacles

something that makes movement or progress difficult artists are allowed to sell their goods in the public square without let or hindrance

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Recent Examples of lets

Verb

Pruning also lets in more light and improves air circulation. —

Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 9 Feb. 2026 Lyft is introducing a feature that lets teenagers to use the rideshare app and addresses obstacles keeping Gen Alpha from getting out into the real world. —

Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026 This corona gets all twisted up with magnetic fields, building up tension until, boom, a flare lets it all out. —

Paul Sutter, Space.com, 6 Feb. 2026 The song lets kids use their imagination inside a fire truck with JJ and his friends. —

Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 6 Feb. 2026 This type of collagen lets your organs keep their shape and structural integrity and is found in bovine collagen. —

Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026 The advance lets scientists observe electronic behavior that remained hidden for decades. —

Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026 Chinese models also rank highly on OpenRouter, a popular platform that lets companies access multiple AI models through one portal. —

Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026 Per the league’s collective bargaining agreement, a two-way contract is a deal that lets a player split time between an NBA team and its G League affiliate while remaining under one contract with the NBA team. —

Rahat Huq, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026

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Federal police chased and targeted people randomly in public places like stores, shopping center parking lets, a church lawn and a country club and at times aimed their weapons at people or threatened them. —

Charlotte Observer, 26 Dec. 2025 The federal government’s permissiveness toward this form of betting lets platforms operate nationwide without following state laws or tax rates—a potentially lucrative proposition that has gained venture capital backing while angering states and tribal groups. —

Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 26 Nov. 2025 Leveraging Scholten’s experience with convertible cars, a folding or removable top lets in the sun and breeze. —

IEEE Spectrum, 29 July 2025

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Thanks to its rounded edges and off-the-ground build, the frame still allows the primary bedroom to breathe, even with a moody velvet upholstery.

— Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 13 Feb. 2026
The strategy, attorneys said, allows the government to avoid adjudicating the merits of immigration cases entirely.

— Ben Fenwick, Oklahoma Watch, 13 Feb. 2026