Antonyms for allow
əˈlaʊal·low

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1. allowverb

   Synonyms:
   tolerate, assign, admit, permit, concede, let, bestow, allot, suffer

2. allowverb

   To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.

   Synonyms:
   admit, tolerate, allot, assign, permit, suffer, concede, bestow, let

3. allowverb

   To acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion.

   Synonyms:
   let, concede, allot, suffer, bestow, permit, tolerate, assign, admit

4. allowverb

   To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; especially to abate or deduct;

   To allow a sum for leakage.

   Synonyms:
   permit, bestow, concede, tolerate, suffer, assign, admit, let, allot

5. allowverb

   To grant license to; to permit; to consent to.

   Synonyms:
   let, concede, tolerate, allot, suffer, bestow, permit, admit, assign

6. allowverb

   To not bar or obstruct.

   Although I don't consent to their holding such meetings, I will allow them for the time being.

   Synonyms:
   allot, admit, assign, let, tolerate, suffer, bestow, concede, permit

7. allowverb

   To acknowledge or concede.

   Synonyms:
   admit, suffer, tolerate, assign, bestow, concede, let, allot, permit

8. allowverb

   To take into account by making an allowance.

   When calculating a budget for a construction project, always allow for contingencies.

   Synonyms:
   assign, suffer, bestow, concede, permit, let, tolerate, admit, allot

9. allowverb

   To render physically possible

   Synonyms:
   concede, allot, suffer, bestow, assign, let, permit, tolerate, admit

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. allow

   We allow that which we do not attempt to hinder; we permit that to which we give some express authorization. When this is given verbally it is called permission; when in writing it is commonly called a permit. There are establishments that any one will be allowed to visit without challenge or hindrance; there are others that no one is allowed to visit without a permit from the manager; there are others to which visitors are admitted at specified times, without a formal permit. We allow a child's innocent intrusion; we concede a right; grant a request; consent to a sale of property; permit an inspection of accounts; sanction a marriage; tolerate the rudeness of a well-meaning servant; submit to a surgical operation; yield to a demand or necessity against our wish or will, or yield something under compulsion; as, the sheriff yielded the keys at the muzzle of a revolver, and allowed the mob to enter. Suffer, in the sense of mild concession, is now becoming rare, its place being taken by allow, permit, or tolerate. Compare PERMISSION.

   See also synonyms for PROHIBIT.

   Antonyms:
   deny, disallow, disapprove, forbid, protest, refuse, reject, resist, withstand

   Synonyms:
   admit, concede, consent to, grant, let, permit, sanction, suffer, tolerate, yield

   Preposition:
   To allow of (in best recent usage, simply to allow) such an action; allow one in such a course; allow for spending-money.

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1. allow

   Antonyms:
   withhold, withdraw, resume, refuse, deny, disallow, repudiate, protest, withstand, resist, disapprove, reject

   Synonyms:
   concede, apportion, allot, assign, afford, tolerate, authorize, grant, remit, recognize, acknowledge, avow, confess, admit, permit, suffer, sanction, yield

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1. let, allow, permitverb

   make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

   "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off"

   Antonyms:
   disallow, nix, refuse, deny, proscribe, prohibit, veto, forbid, interdict

   Synonyms:
   rent, admit, have, grant, set aside, appropriate, let, tolerate, give up, reserve, get, countenance, permit, provide, leave, take into account, lease, allow for, earmark

2. permit, allow, let, countenanceverb

   consent to, give permission

   "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"

   Antonyms:
   proscribe, refuse, interdict, deny, nix, disallow, veto, forbid, prohibit

   Synonyms:
   rent, admit, have, grant, set aside, appropriate, let, give up, reserve, tolerate, countenance, permit, provide, get, leave, take into account, lease, allow for, earmark

3. allow, grantverb

   let have

   "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison"

   Antonyms:
   refuse, deny, proscribe, nix, interdict, forbid, disallow, prohibit, veto

   Synonyms:
   admit, grant, set aside, accord, appropriate, deed over, give, yield, let, cede, award, give up, reserve, tolerate, countenance, permit, concede, provide, allot, leave, take into account, allow for, earmark

4. allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserveverb

   give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

   "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"

   Antonyms:
   refuse, deny, prohibit, veto, proscribe, nix, forbid, disallow, interdict

   Synonyms:
   admit, grant, set aside, capture, appropriate, suspend, hold, let, book, give up, reserve, tolerate, countenance, permit, provide, leave, conquer, take into account, seize, allow for, earmark

5. leave, allow for, allow, provideverb

   make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain

   "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway"

   Antonyms:
   prohibit, disallow, proscribe, refuse, deny, forbid, interdict, nix, veto

   Synonyms:
   let, go out, earmark, tolerate, go away, impart, cater, pass on, give, lead, go forth, result, furnish, admit, countenance, pull up stakes, offer, will, bequeath, reserve, put up, take into account, leave behind, give up, grant, leave alone, forget, set aside, get out, supply, render, provide, depart, allow for, leave, appropriate, exit, bring home the bacon, entrust, permit, ply

6. allow, take into accountverb

   allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something

   "I allow for this possibility"; "The seamstress planned for 5% shrinkage after the first wash"

   Antonyms:
   forbid, veto, interdict, proscribe, disallow, prohibit, deny, refuse, nix

   Synonyms:
   permit, give up, admit, provide, countenance, allow for, tolerate, let, grant, set aside, appropriate, earmark, reserve, leave, take into account

7. admit, allowverb

   afford possibility

   "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations"

   Antonyms:
   veto, interdict, proscribe, prohibit, nix, forbid, disallow, deny, refuse

   Synonyms:
   admit, provide, grant, set aside, intromit, earmark, let in, appropriate, take on, hold, let, allow for, include, give up, take into account, reserve, tolerate, countenance, permit, take, leave, accept, accommodate, acknowledge, allow in

8. give up, allowverb

   allow the other (baseball) team to score

   "give up a run"

   Antonyms:
   interdict, deny, proscribe, nix, refuse, disallow, veto, forbid, prohibit

   Synonyms:
   let, spare, earmark, abandon, forfeit, vacate, release, give up, resign, forgo, kick, throw in, admit, surrender, part with, fall by the wayside, lay off, waive, throw overboard, reserve, take into account, dispense with, cede, grant, countenance, stop, set aside, relinquish, throw in the towel, deliver, allow for, cease, chuck up the sponge, renounce, leave, discontinue, appropriate, drop out, free, provide, drop by the wayside, permit, tolerate, forego, quit

9. allowverb

   grant as a discount or in exchange

   "The camera store owner allowed me $50 on my old camera"

   Antonyms:
   prohibit, forbid, veto, refuse, deny, disallow, nix, proscribe, interdict

   Synonyms:
   permit, give up, admit, provide, countenance, allow for, tolerate, let, grant, set aside, appropriate, earmark, reserve, leave, take into account

10. allow, permit, tolerateverb

    allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting

    "We don't allow dogs here"; "Children are not permitted beyond this point"; "We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital"

    Antonyms:
    nix, interdict, deny, disallow, refuse, prohibit, forbid, proscribe, veto

    Synonyms:
    admit, put up, grant, set aside, stand, appropriate, abide, support, let, digest, suffer, brook, bear, give up, stick out, reserve, tolerate, countenance, permit, provide, endure, leave, stomach, take into account, allow for, earmark

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1. allowverb

   Synonyms:
   permit, consent to, tolerate, suffer, endure

How to use allow in a sentence?

1. Bill Loveless:

   The proponents of lifting the restrictions would say, How is it that Washington would allow Iran to export more oil but not producers in the United States?

2. Stuart Appelbaum:

   Once again Amazon workers have won another fight in their effort to win a union voice. Amazon's blatant disregard for the health and safety of its own workforce was demonstrated yet again by its insistence for an in-person election in the middle of the pandemic, today's decision proves that it's long past time that Amazon start respecting its own employees ; and allow them to cast their votes without intimidation and interference.

3. John Sales:

   Assumptions allow the best in life to pass you by.

4. Cheteshwar Pujara:

   It’s tough, especially losing Jadeja because we are one bowler short at the moment, we need to pick up a couple of wickets in the morning and not allow them too many runs in the first session.

5. Matthew Wise:

   If I go home and I think that there's something I should tell to my mom or my wife about not eating, then that should be in the public domain at that point, we do tend to communicate when we have identified a product with enough specificity that would allow someone to be able to take an action.

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