Allow and Contravene

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

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Contravene is an antonym for allow.

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Contravene verb - To fail to keep.

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Allow is an antonym for contravene in contradict topic.

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Contravene and Allow. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/allow/contravene

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