Add and Allow

Add

Add verb - To join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase.

Allow and add are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Allow" instead a verb "Add".

Nearby Words: added, adding

Allow

Allow verb - To give permission for or to approve of.

Add and allow are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Add" instead a verb "Allow".

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Common collocations

ability add ability allow ability
power add power allow power
name add name allow name
amount add amount allow amount
Other words: number, time, characters, game, damage, option, items, rules, names, points, powers, weapons, abilities, girls.
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Allow and Add. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/add/allow
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Allow or Add. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/add/allow.
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