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Allow and Keep
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Allow
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Allow
verb
– To give permission for or to approve of.
Usage example: flash photography is not allowed inside the church
Keep
is an antonym for
allow
in topics:
set aside
,
admit
, permit an action.
Nearby Words:
allowance
,
allowable
,
allowing
Antonyms for Allow
Keep
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Keep
verb
– Stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state.
Usage example: Keep the child from eating the marbles
Allow
is an antonym for
keep
in
prevent
topic.
Nearby Words:
keeping
,
keeper
Antonyms for Keep
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Common collocations
power
allow power
keep power
people
allow people
keep people
children
allow children
keep children
name
allow name
keep name
Other nouns:
control
,
time
,
way
,
characters
,
world
,
game
,
anyone
,
humans
,
friends
,
players
,
powers
,
weapons
.
Both words in one sentence
Instead, they're what allow him to instantaneously heal and keep fighting akin to his devil fruit's namesake.
Source:
Faux Flame
Peter the Great disagreed and banned them as part of his reforms although he was forced to allow priests to keep theirs so that they became Holy Beards instead.
Source:
Useful Notes / Tsarist Russia
His Improbable Aiming Skills allow him to keep himself from hitting Lois, instead missing her by "scant inches".
Source:
Improbable Aiming Skills
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