Allow and Containing

Opposite meaning words

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

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Containing is an antonym for allow.

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

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Allow is an antonym for containing in control topic.

Nearby Words: contain, container, contained, containment, containable

One of the Power Pools in City of Heroes is Teleportation, containing powers that allow you to teleport allies, enemies, yourself, and everything around you, in that order.

Source: Teleportation
One example involves this trope: A scientist invents a machine that will grab anything with gold in it, which would allow it to easily find a Wonka Bar containing one of the tickets.

Source: AI Is A Crapshoot / Literature
Mists of Pandaria's Siege of Orgrimmar expansion introduced 'flexible raids', which automatically scale bosses to allow raid groups containing anywhere from 10 to 25 members.

Source: Anti-Frustration Features

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