Allow and Buttonhole

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

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Buttonhole is an antonym for allow.

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Buttonhole verb - Detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors.

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Allow is an antonym for buttonhole in hold topic.

Nearby Words: buttonholed, buttonholing

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Buttonhole or Allow. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/allow/buttonhole.

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