Allow and Control

Opposite meaning words

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

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Control is an antonym for allow.

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Control verb - To keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression).

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Allow is an antonym for control in curb topic.

power	allow power	control power
life	allow life	control life
movement	allow movement	control movement
people	allow people	control people
Other words: time, way, speed, characters, world, anyone, points, powers.

She used this in the episode to cause a thug who was controlling a tank with a neural interface helmet to lose control and allow them to escape the villains death trap.

Source: Western Animation / Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers
Gadget used this in an episode of Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers to cause a thug who was controlling a tank with a neural interface helmet to lose control and allow them to escape the villains death trap.

Source: Show Some Leg
The C and D buttons allow the characters to control their Personas separate from themselves, though the amount of control the player has over their Personas varies.

Source: Video Game / Persona 4: Arena

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