Allow and Contest

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Allow

Allow verb - To give permission for or to approve of.
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Contest is an antonym for allow.
Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Contest

Contest verb - To demand proof of the truth or rightness of.
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Synonyms for Contest
Antonyms for Contest
Allow is an antonym for contest in topics: fight, argue.
Nearby Words: contested, contestant, contestation, contesting
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Common collocations

power allow power contest power
choice allow choice contest choice
control allow control contest control
space allow space contest space
Other words: points.

Both words in one sentence

  • The US does allow defendants to plead "no contest" (nolo contendere), or "Without admitting guilt, I do not wish to contest the prosecution's argument," but the judge has to accept the plea.
    Source: Artistic License – Law
  • In 2006, Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo tried to change the constitution to allow himself to contest for a third term in office the next year.
    Source: Enemy Mine / Real Life
  • Shoo Out the New Guy The producers would find themselves in familiar territory years later when FOX held a contest that would allow the winning fan to create a new Simpsons character.
    Source: Shoo Out the New Guy
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