| Main Entry: | allow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | admit; acknowledge |
Synonyms: |
acquiesce, avow, concede, confess, grant, let on, own |
Antonyms: |
deny, refuse, reject |
| Main Entry: | allow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | permit an action |
Synonyms: |
accord, accredit, admit, approve, authorize, be big, be game for, bear, brook, certify, commission, consent, empower, endorse, endure, favor, free up, give a blank check, give carte blanche, give leave, give permission, give the go-ahead, give the green light, go along with, grant permission, hear of, hold with, indulge, let, license, live with, oblige, okay, pass, pass on, put up with, recognize, release, sanction, sit still for, stand, suffer, support, take kindly to, tolerate, warrant |
Antonyms: |
deny, disallow, disapprove, forbid, prohibit, protest, refuse, reject, resist, withstand |
| Main Entry: | allow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | set aside |
Synonyms: |
admeasure, allocate, allot, apportion, assign, deduct, give, grant, lot, mete, provide, remit, spare |
Antonyms: |
hold, keep |
| Main Entry: | accede |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | agree or consent |
Synonyms: |
accept, acquiesce, admit, allow, assent, be game for, cave in, comply, concede, concur, cooperate, cry uncle, endorse, enter into, fold, give the go-ahead, give the green light, go along with, grant, let, okay, permit, play ball, roll over and play dead, subscribe, throw in the towel, yield |
Antonyms: |
condemn, demur, denounce, denounce, deny, protest, refuse |
| Main Entry: | accord |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give approval, grant |
Synonyms: |
accede, acquiesce, admit, allow, award, bestow, concede, confer, endow, give, present, render, tender, vouchsafe |
| Notes: | something (a quality) is in accord with something else; something acts in accordance with something else (an activity) |
Antonyms: |
argue, challenge, deny, disallow, disapprove, oppose, question, refuse, withhold |
| Main Entry: | acknowledge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | verbally recognize authority |
Synonyms: |
accede, accept, acquiesce, agree, allow, approve, attest to, certify, defend, defer to, endorse, grant, own, ratify, recognize, subscribe to, support, take an oath, uphold, yield |
Antonyms: |
forswear, ignore, refuse, renounce, repudiate |
| Main Entry: | acknowledge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | admit truth or reality of something |
Synonyms: |
accede, accept, acquiesce, allow, avow, come clean, come out of closet, concede, confess, cop a plea, crack*, declare, fess up, get off chest, grant, let on, open up, own, profess, recognize, yield |
Antonyms: |
abjure, contradict, disavow, renounce |
| Main Entry: | acquiesce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | agree with some reluctance |
Synonyms: |
accede, accept, accommodate, adapt, adjust, agree, allow, approve, bow to, buy, cave in, come across, come around, comply, concur, conform, consent, cry uncle, cut a deal, ditto*, give in, give out, go along, jibe, okay, pass, play ball, reconcile, roll over and play dead, say uncle, set, shake on, submit, subscribe, yes, yield |
Antonyms: |
disagree, dissent, object, protest |
| Main Entry: | admit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | confess, acknowledge |
Synonyms: |
accept, accord, acquiesce, adopt, affirm, agree, allow, approve, avow, bare, bring to light, communicate, concede, concur, confide, confirm, consent, cop a plea, credit, declare, disclose, divulge, enumerate, expose, go into details, grant, indicate, let, let on, make known, narrate, number, open up, own, own up, permit, proclaim, profess, recite, recognize, relate, reveal, spill*, subscribe to, talk, tell, tolerate, uncover, unveil, yield |
Antonyms: |
confute, deny, dispute, dissent, gainsay, refuse |
| Main Entry: | afford |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | able to have or do; within financial means |
Synonyms: |
allow, be able to, be disposed to, bear, have enough for, have the means for, incur, manage, spare, stand, support, sustain |