Allow
Allow verb - To give permission for or to approve of.
Hint
Hint verb - To convey an idea indirectly.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Apparently he can also adopt the personality and speech of whose hat he wears, and there's a hint (still unconfirmed) that it may allow him access to their powers too... Man, I Feel Like a Woman: Don't mouth off to the cranky warlock who wants discuss dating troubles.
Source: Webcomic / Charby the Vampirate - Likewise, Sun Jian will never allow you to forget who the Tiger of Jiang Dong is (hint: him).
Source: Catch Phrase / Video Games - While the conflict ends with a hint of ambiguity, the game changer is that a world without suffering doesn't allow for ponies to grow into something better.
Source: Analysis / Pony POV Series
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Hint and Allow. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/allow/hint
Allow & Hint. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/allow/hint>.
Hint or Allow. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/allow/hint.
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