Disallow and Permit

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Disallow

Disallow verb - To be unwilling to grant.
Usage example: disallowed the defendant's request for a new trial
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Antonyms for Disallow
Permit is an antonym for disallow in reject topic.
Nearby Words: disallowance, disallowing

Permit

Permit verb - To give permission for or to approve of.
Usage example: the school won't permit such an activity on its grounds
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Antonyms for Permit
Disallow is an antonym for permit in topics: allow, allow participation.
Nearby Words: permitted, permission, permissive, permissible, permitting
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Common collocations

use disallow use permit use
travel disallow travel permit travel
existence disallow existence permit existence
player disallow player permit player
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