Allowance and Rejection

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Allowance noun - The approval by someone in authority for the doing of something.

Usage example: without the official allowance of the school board, no organization can hold its meetings on school property

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Rejection is an antonym for allowance.

Nearby Words: allow, allowed, allowable, allowing

Rejection noun - An unwillingness to grant something asked for.

Usage example: the judge's swift rejection of the lawyer's request for a recess

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Allowance is an antonym for rejection in denial topic.

Nearby Words: reject, rejected, rejecting, rejector, rejecter

simple	simple allowance	simple rejection
huge	huge allowance	huge rejection

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