Allow and Slowing

Opposite meaning words

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

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Slowing is an antonym for allow.

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Slowing noun - A decrease in rate of change.

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Allow is an antonym for slowing in delay topic.

Nearby Words: slow, slowness, slowed

But after the second half of the season got on, it began focusing more on the students and slowing down the plot to allow more drama to unfold.

Source: Series / Glee
Sonic the Hedgehog: The "Chaos Control" abilities introduced by Shadow in Sonic Adventure 2 allow the user to warp space and time including slowing it down.

Source: Bullet Time
Eva Bell aka Tempus began with the power to create localized bubbles that allow her to manipulate the passage of time, by slowing everything around her down while speeding herself up.

Source: Butterfly of Doom

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