Allow and Inhibit

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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
Inhibit is an antonym for allow.
Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Inhibit

Inhibit verb - To create difficulty for the work or activity of.
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Synonyms for Inhibit
Antonyms for Inhibit
Allow is an antonym for inhibit in topics: hinder, prevent, restrict.
Nearby Words: inhibition, inhibiting, inhibitor, inhibitory
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Common collocations

ability allow ability inhibit ability
movement allow movement inhibit movement
amount allow amount inhibit amount
use allow use inhibit use
Other words: creation, communication, magic, powers.
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