Allow and Contain

Opposite meaning words

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

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Contain is an antonym for allow.

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Contain verb - To have within.

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Allow is an antonym for contain in control topic.

Nearby Words: container, containing, containment, containable

violence	allow violence	contain violence
power	allow power	contain power
people	allow people	contain people
amount	allow amount	contain amount
Other words: sort, number, characters, items, powers, guns.

They don't contain much plot progression or drama, but instead allow the characters to have a little fun, largely at Sorata's expense.

Source: Light Novel / The Pet Girl of Sakurasou
May the energy they contain restore you and allow you to crush your enemies with your infinite might!

Source: Famous Last Words / Fan Works
While some games do contain glitches that allow these Pokémon to be obtained without the need of events, hacks, etc, they tend to be very complicated andor risky

Source: Lost Forever / Role-Playing Game

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