as in to permit
to give permission for or to approve of
as soon as the project is green-lighted, we'll schedule a planning meeting
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
as in permission
the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something
we were given the green light to use the town commons for our fund-raiser
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Examples of green-light in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 July 2024
Experts like Emily Broad Leib, the director of Harvard's Food Law and Policy Clinic, say GRAS has become a loophole that gives companies a provisional green light to put new additives in food.
—Leigh Ann Winick, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2024
Celebrities turned out in full force to Aston Martin’s newest addition to its fleet, Vanquish, a V12 flagship sports car, apparently giving it their green light.
—Violet Goldstone, WWD, 4 Sep. 2024
SpaceX has not missed a beat since the Federal Aviation Administration gave the company a green light to resume Falcon 9 launches after a failure last month.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 16 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for green-light 
Noun
Their signature green light stick could be seen in nearly every corner of the arena.
—Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 July 2024
Experts like Emily Broad Leib, the director of Harvard's Food Law and Policy Clinic, say GRAS has become a loophole that gives companies a provisional green light to put new additives in food.
—Leigh Ann Winick, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2024
Celebrities turned out in full force to Aston Martin’s newest addition to its fleet, Vanquish, a V12 flagship sports car, apparently giving it their green light.
—Violet Goldstone, WWD, 4 Sep. 2024
SpaceX has not missed a beat since the Federal Aviation Administration gave the company a green light to resume Falcon 9 launches after a failure last month.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 16 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for green-light
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'green-light.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Thesaurus Entries Near green-light
Cite this Entry
“Green-light.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/green-light. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share