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allow - 20 thesaurus results
| 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, bear, brook, certify, commission, consent, empower, endorse, endure, favor, hear of, indulge, let, license, oblige, okay, pass, recognize, release, sanction, stand, suffer, support, tolerate, warrant, be big, be game for, 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, hold with, live with, pass on, put up with, sit still for, take kindly to |
| Antonyms: | deny, disallow, disapprove, forbid, prohibit, protest, refuse, reject, resist, withstand |
| Main Entry: | allow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | set aside |
| Synonyms: | allocate, allot, apportion, assign, deduct, give, grant, lot, mete, provide, remit, spare, admeasure |
| Antonyms: | hold, keep |
| Main Entry: | accede |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | agree or consent |
| Synonyms: | accept, acquiesce, admit, allow, assent, comply, concede, concur, cooperate, cry uncle*, endorse, enter into, fold, grant, let, okay, permit, play ball*, subscribe, yield, be game for, cave in*, give the go-ahead, give the green light, go along with, roll over and play dead, throw in the towel |
| Antonyms: | condemn, demur, denounce, denounce, deny, protest, refuse |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | acquiesce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | agree with some reluctance |
| Synonyms: | accede, accept, accommodate, adapt, adjust, agree, allow, approve, buy, come across, comply, concur, conform, consent, cry uncle*, cut a deal*, ditto*, give in, jibe*, okay, pass, play ball*, reconcile, set, submit, subscribe, yes, yield, bow to, cave in*, come around, give out, go along, roll over and play dead, say uncle, shake on |
| Antonyms: | disagree, dissent, object, protest |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | assent |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | agree |
| Synonyms: | accede, accept, accord, acquiesce, adopt, allow, approve, buy, comply, concur, conform, consent, cut a deal*, defer, ditto*, embrace, espouse, give in, grant, knuckle under*, okay*, permit, recognize, sanction, subscribe, cave in*, give five, go along with, pass on, say uncle, shake on |
| Antonyms: | disagree, disallow, disapprove, dissent, reject |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | avow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | state; profess |
| Synonyms: | acknowledge, admit, affirm, allow, assert, aver, avouch, concede, confess, cross one's heart, declare, grant, maintain, own up, proclaim, swear, swear on bible, swear up and down |
| Antonyms: | censure, condemn, deny, disclaim, disown, dispute, renounce, repudiate |
| Main Entry: | brook |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | endure, accept |
| Synonyms: | abide, allow, bear, countenance, go, hear of, sit tight*, stand, stomach, suffer, support, swallow, take, tolerate, withstand, be big, hang in, hang in there, live with, put up with |
| Notes: | a stream is smaller than a river, a creek is smaller than a stream but larger than a brook; stream, brook, creek, and rivulet are applied interchangeably to any small river |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cede |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | abandon, surrender |
| Synonyms: | abdicate, accord, alien, alienate, allow, capitulate, communicate, concede, convey, deed, drop, fold*, give in*, grant, hand over*, leave, relinquish, renounce, resign, transfer, vouchsafe, waive, yield, abalienate, come across with, fork over, give up, make over, part with, remise, sign over, throw in the sponge, throw in the towel |
| Antonyms: | defend, fight, gain, guard, win, take over |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | charter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reserve, commission |
| Synonyms: | allow, authorize, borrow, contract, employ, engage, hire, lease, let, license, permit, rent, sanction |
| Antonyms: | cancel |
| Main Entry: | concede |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | acknowledge, give in |
| Synonyms: | accept, accord, admit, allow, avow, award, bury the hatchet*, capitulate, cede, confess, cry uncle*, ditto*, fold, grant, hand over, knuckle under, let on, own, quit, relinquish, surrender, waive, yield, cave in, fess up, give up, go along with, go with the flow, own up, play ball with, say uncle, throw in the towel, yes one |
| Antonyms: | contradict, disagree, dispute, dissent, fight, refuse, reject, repudiate, disacknowledge |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | confess |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | admit, confirm |
| Synonyms: | acknowledge, affirm, allow, assert, attest, aver, avow, blow, blurt out, chirp, clue in, come clean*, come out, concede, confide, declare, disclose, divulge, dump on, evince, finger*, fink*, grant, humble oneself, leak*, let on*, level with, make clean breast of, manifest, narrate, open one's heart, own, own up, post, profess, prove, rat on, recognize, relate, reveal, sing*, snitch*, sound off, spill the beans*, spit out, squeal*, tip hand, unload*, vent, weasel* |
| Antonyms: | conceal, deny, disavow, disown, hide, mask, repudiate, secrete |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | consent |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | agree |
| Synonyms: | accede, accept, acquiesce, allow, approve, assent, bless, comply, concede, concur, fold, give in, knuckle under, let, okay*, permit, sanction, subscribe, yes*, yield, give the nod, give up, make a deal, roll over, say uncle, say yes, sign off on, throw in the towel |
| Antonyms: | differ, disagree, disapprove, dissent, object, oppose, protest, refuse |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | decriminalize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | legalize |
| Synonyms: | allow, permit, regulate, sanction, declare lawful, legitimize, make legal |
| Main Entry: | deduct |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take away or out; reduce |
| Synonyms: | abstract, allow, cut back, diminish, discount, dock, draw back, knock off, lessen, rebate, reduce, remove, subtract, take, take off, withdraw, write off, bate, decrease by, roll back, take from |
| Antonyms: | add, increase, raise |
| Main Entry: | deem |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | regard, consider |
| Synonyms: | account, allow, appraise, assume, believe, calculate, conceive, conjecture, credit, divine, esteem, estimate, expect, feel, guess, hold, imagine, judge, know, presume, reckon, sense, suppose, surmise, suspect, think, understand, view, be afraid, daresay, set store by |
| Main Entry: | empower |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | authorize, enable |
| Synonyms: | accredit, allow, charge, commission, delegate, entitle, entrust, grant, invest, license, okay, permit, privilege, qualify, sanction, vest, warrant, capacitate, legitimize |
| Antonyms: | refuse, reject, revoke, disenfranchise |
| Main Entry: | lend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | loan, accommodate |
| Synonyms: | add, advance, afford, allow, bestow, confer, contribute, entrust, extend, furnish, give, grant, impart, let, loan shark, oblige, permit, present, provide, stake, supply, trust, lay on one, lend-lease, shark |
| Antonyms: | borrow |
| Main Entry: | let on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | acknowledge, admit |
| Synonyms: | allow, avow, betray, concede, confess, disclose, divulge, give away, grant, hint, imply, indicate, mouth*, own, reveal, say, spill*, suggest, tell, uncover, unveil, let out, make known, own up |
| Antonyms: | deny, disacknowledge |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | license |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | authorize |
| Synonyms: | accredit, allow, certify, commission, empower, enable, let, permit, privilege, sanction, suffer, warrant |
| Antonyms: | ban, prohibit, refuse, withhold |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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