Allow and Debar

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

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Debar is an antonym for allow.

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Debar verb - To prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of.

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Allow is an antonym for debar in prohibit topic.

Nearby Words: debarred, debarring

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Debar and Allow. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/allow/debar

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