Allow and Discourage

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Allow

Allow verb - To give permission to.
Usage example: a boarding school that does not allow students to go on weekend trips without written permission
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Antonyms for Allow
Discourage is an antonym for allow.
Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Discourage

Discourage verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.
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Synonyms for Discourage
Antonyms for Discourage
Allow is an antonym for discourage in topics: deter, dishearten.
Nearby Words: discouragement, discouraging
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Common collocations

people allow people discourage people
men allow men discourage men
sort allow sort discourage sort
use allow use discourage use
Other words: discussion, anyone, player, women, visitors, players.
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