Allow and Denying

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

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Denying is an antonym for allow.

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

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Allow is an antonym for denying in disagree topic.

Nearby Words: deny, denied

Rather than outright denying it, however, the band instead compares religious wars to the more recent wars amplified by advances in science that allow for further destruction.

Source: Music / Toxicity
They are constantly telling protagonist Holt that they will find him a berth on a ship and allow him to leave the planet "next week" (they seem to take sadistic pleasure in denying him).

Source: Obstructive Bureaucrat
You can also allow Sergiu to be killed before the day Elisa comes to the checkpoint if you want to feel less bad about denying her.

Source: Video Game / Papers, Please

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