Allow and Intercept

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Allow

Allow verb - To give permission for or to approve of.
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Synonyms for Allow
Antonyms for Allow
Intercept is an antonym for allow.
Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Intercept

Intercept verb - To stop, seize, or interrupt while in progress or on course.
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Synonyms for Intercept
Antonyms for Intercept
Allow is an antonym for intercept in head off topic.
Nearby Words: intercepted, interception, intercepting, interceptor
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Similar words of intercept

Common collocations

attack allow attack intercept attack
people allow people intercept people
number allow number intercept number
flight allow flight intercept flight
Other words: escape.

Both words in one sentence

  • Taking the Bullet Hearthstone: While there aren't as many cards that allow for this, the Paladin Secret Noble Sacrifice summons a "Defender" that will intercept the next attack your opponent launches.
    Source: Taking the Bullet
  • We Need a Distraction Yet another example: at the end of a college basketball game, with one team up by one and ten seconds left on the clock, one player dropped to all fours and started barking like a dog, distracting the other team's thrower enough to allow a teammate to intercept the pass and lay up the game-winner.
    Source: We Need a Distraction
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Antonyms for allow


Antonyms for intercept

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