Allow and Deny

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Allow

Allow verb - To give permission for or to approve of.
Usage example: flash photography is not allowed inside the church
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Antonyms for Allow
Deny is an antonym for allow in topics: let, set aside, admit, permit an action.
Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Deny

Deny verb - To declare not to be true.
Usage example: the congressman denied all charges of wrongdoing
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Synonyms for Deny
Antonyms for Deny
Allow is an antonym for deny in topics: contradict, disagree.
Nearby Words: denial, denied, denying, deniable
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Common collocations

ability allow ability deny ability
power allow power deny power
life allow life deny life
chance allow chance deny chance
Other words: passage, opportunity, possibility, time, use, way, entry, access, magic, victory.

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Papers, Please If you deny/allow him entry without exposing him, he evidently finds out about it anyway because the next day's news says some dancers at a club were found dead.
    Source: Video Game / Papers, Please
  • My Sister Is Off-Limits! Rhys can deny the chemistry, pursue Sasha more aggressively, or just allow things to progress as they may.
    Source: My Sister Is Off-Limits!
  • Video Game / The Walking Dead Mercy Kill: You can do this for Irene, you can give her the gun and allow her do it, or you can deny her the gun so that she has to forcibly take the gun to kill herself.
    Source: Video Game / The Walking Dead
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