Allow and Detained

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

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Detained is an antonym for allow.

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

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Allow is an antonym for detained in hold topic.

Nearby Words: detainer, detaining, detainee

If they refuse to allow you to leave, or if you were being detained or arrested to begin with, demand a lawyer and SHUT UP.

Source: Sorry Ociffer

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Detained and Allow. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/allow/detained

Allow & Detained. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/allow/detained>.

Detained or Allow. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/allow/detained.

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