Allowed and Refrained

Allowed

Definitions of Allowed not found.

Refrained is an antonym for allowed.

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Refrained

Definitions of Allowed not found.

Allowed is an antonym for refrained.

Nearby Words: refrain, refraining

Both words in one sentence

  • Ophelia in Hamlet is allowed a Christian burial because, although she seems to have purposefully refrained from saving herself, it was technically an accident.
  • Wrestling / Kiyoshi Tamura However, while this allowed him to work around the offensive of superior opponents, it also worked against himself, as he often refrained from using his submission skills on adversaries he would have been able to submit out of fear of compromising.
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