Allow and Hamper

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

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Hamper is an antonym for allow.

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Hamper verb - To create difficulty for the work or activity of.

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Allow is an antonym for hamper in impede topic.

Nearby Words: hampered, hampering

ability	allow ability	hamper ability
life	allow life	hamper life
movement	allow movement	hamper movement
use	allow use	hamper use
Other words: way, speed, characters, magic, player, players, powers, abilities.

Delta: ...That we do not allow her to hamper our progress.

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