Allow synonyms
Category:
Part of speech:
To allow; consent to; tolerate
To consider right or good:
To cause or allow to get by an obstacle, obstruction, etc.
To give or confer officially or formally:
approve of
To permit an action
To agree or consent quietly without protest, but without enthusiasm
To write one's signature on the back of (a check) to obtain the amount payable or to make the amount payable available to a third party or to the bearer.
To declare to be in need of psychiatric treatment or confinement.
(Archaic) To grant as a kindness, favor, or privilege
be permissive
To permit an action
prohibit (antonym)
To cause to; make:
grant permission
To permit an action
give permission
To permit an action
To experience, undergo, or feel (something painful, injurious, or unpleasant):
To accept or be patient regarding (something unpleasant or undesirable); endure:
To look like; resemble in facial features
be favorable to
To permit an action
To permit an action
To give way to argument, persuasion, influence, or entreaty.
To give birth to
(Archaic) To cause to conform or agree; bring into harmony.
give leave
To permit an action
To grant a military commission to.
To act in agreement with the nature of; adapt oneself to
put no obstacles in the way of
To permit an action
(Archaic) To reward.
have no objection
To permit an action
(Telephony) (of a call) To hang up.
be indulgent of
To permit an action
To bind someone by performing a service for that person.
To give strength or ability to; to make firm and strong.
To furnish with a right or claim to something:
To give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve:
To sanction officially; authorize.
To divide and assign according to a plan; allot:
(Law) To admit or affirm as genuine; certify in legal form
To acknowledge or declare openly and unashamedly:
(Old Poet.) To be evidence of; reveal; manifest
A penalty imposed for violating accepted social norms. A sanction may be civil or criminal in nature. Criminal sanctions are either fine, imprisonment, or both. A penalty imposed for violating accepted social norms. A sanction may be civil or criminal in nature. Criminal sanctions are either fine, imprisonment, or both. Authorization and/or approval by someone in a position of authority; for example, the act of imposing a penalty.
consent to
To permit an action
To free or exempt.
To give power or authority to; empower; commission
To serve as justification or reasonable grounds for (an act, belief, etc.)
To give permission, power, or the legal right to do something.
To put up with; tolerate:
(Idiomatic) to comply with something, even if reluctantly; to accept or tolerate.
To approve or endorse, as by writing “OK” on
To give over to another to control or act on:
give the green light
To permit an action
give the go-ahead
To permit an action
To permit an action
give the reins to
To permit an action
give free rein to
To permit an action
grin-and-bear-it
To endure a difficult or disagreeable situation with good humour.
leave the door open to
To permit an action
give one one's head
To permit an action
give one leeway
To permit an action
not blink an eye
To permit an action
not bat an eye; give carte blanche
To permit an action
give a free hand
To permit an action
let things take their course
To permit an action
give one rope
To permit an action
give one line
To permit an action
open the door to
To permit an action
open the floodgates
To permit an action
To acknowledge the legal standing of (a government, state, etc.) by some formal action, as by entering into diplomatic relations
To acknowledge or admit (defeat).
To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain.
To make available; supply
To void or annul a judicial decision, order, and so on, usually on a motion to set aside by the party that is affected detrimentally and based upon some irregularity in the original proceeding. To void or annul a judicial decision, order, and so on, usually on a motion to set aside by the party that is affected detrimentally and based upon some irregularity in the original proceeding.
To take away (a part from a whole)
To take away (a quantity) from another; subtract.
make allowance
To include in an estimate
give an allowance for
To include in an estimate
To include in an estimate
raise assessment
To include in an estimate
deny (antonym)
forbid (antonym)
admit (related)
allowed
(US) Acting with confidence.
franchised
Being in compliance with the law; lawful:
Permitted by law; legal.
Characterized by freedom of personal behavior or a disregard of traditional social mores.
Of, or having the nature of, a stipend
A price reduction, especially one granted in exchange for used merchandise:
(Uncountable) Permission.
Payment for an office or employment; compensation.
A payment as to a professional person for services on which no fee is set or legally obtainable
(R.C.Ch.) A partial or complete remission, under conditions specified by the Church, of divine temporal punishment that may otherwise still be due for sin committed but forgiven
The amount of use, service, or benefit one gets or can get from something
An allowance for daily expenses.
An authorization to do something, as to quote from a book under copyright.
Something regarded or claimed as an exclusive right by virtue of one's social position or rank:
solatium
Compensation or damages, esp. for injury to the feelings
The status of something whose very act of existing is its essence, as God
The amount that coins are legally allowed to vary from a standard of weight, fineness, etc.
To receive something, especially with favor. Often used with of.
To behave in a patronizing or superior manner toward someone:
To show consideration for:
To put off to a future time; postpone; delay
To condescend to give
To reduce in quantity or value:
To suffer patiently without yielding.
(Rare) To set free; invest with a franchise or privilege; enfranchise.
To come to a stop; remain motionless.
To believe, think, guess, etc.
refuse (antonym)
reject (antonym)
disallow (antonym)
protest (antonym)
disapprove (antonym)
resist (antonym)
withstand (antonym)
keep (antonym)
hold (antonym)
(--- Informal) To get the better of, especially by trickery or deception:
To give assent, as to the proposal of another; agree:
To set apart for a special purpose; designate:
To give out as a task; allot
To communicate, convey, or offer for conveyance:
In the Bible, Abraham's nephew, whose wife was turned into a pillar of salt when she looked back as they fled Sodom.
To set aside or distribute as a share
(Archaic) To measure.
To admit as being in accordance with fact, truth, or a claim; acknowledge:
Alternative form of fess up.
allow (related)
collect (related)
affirm (related)
knowledge (related)
To set apart for a specific use:
To keep back or retain for oneself
allow the other (baseball) team to score
To take into account when making plans.
To certify as meeting certain set standards
To grant a license to or for; authorize.
give at lower rates
To include in an estimate
Synonym Study
- Suffer , now somewhat rare in this sense, is closely synonymous with allow and may connote passive consent or reluctant tolerance
- Let may imply positive consent but more often stresses the offering of no opposition or resistance, sometimes connoting negligence, lack of power, etc. don't let this happen again
- Allow and permit imply power or authority to give or deny consent, allow connoting a refraining from the enforcement of usual requirements honor students were allowed to miss the examinations, and permit more positively suggesting formal consent or authorization she was permitted to talk to the prisoner
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