Allow and Rebuff

Opposite meaning words

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

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Rebuff is an antonym for allow.

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Rebuff verb - Reject outright and bluntly.

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Allow is an antonym for rebuff in turn away topic.

Nearby Words: rebuffed, rebuffing

allow characters

rebuff characters

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Rebuff and Allow. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/allow/rebuff

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