allowsynonyms, sorted by meaning
Synonym
allow
permit
let (general) permit (formal) authorize (official) sanction (institutional)
give consent
consent (formal) acquiesce (reluctant) agree (general) concede (yielding)
enable
enable (make possible) facilitate (ease) afford (provide) admit (grant entry)
tolerate
tolerate (put up with) condone (overlook) suffer (archaic) brook (literary)
allocate
allocate (assign) grant (bestow) allot (distribute) earmark (reserve)
admit possibility
allow for (phrasal) envisage (consider) entertain (hold) concede (admit)
deduct
deduct (subtract) set aside (reserve) discount (reduce)
permission
permission (noun) authorization (noun) permit (noun) licence (noun)
Thesaurus
allow
Synonyms
permit (verb) let authorize sanction (formal) license empower enable
Antonyms
forbid prohibit ban bar block deny veto disallow
Related Verbs
grant concede consent approve tolerate suffer (archaic) acquiesce accede
Permission Concepts
permission authorization consent leave (noun) license (noun) sanction (noun) clearance approval dispensation
Phrases and Idioms
allow for allow of (archaic) give leave give permission let pass turn a blind eye give the green light give carte blanche
States and Conditions
allowed permitted permissible admissible allowable lawful licit sanctioned
Negation Forms
disallow disallowed not allow refuse permission withhold consent
What the word
giving someone the right or the chance to do something, letting them do it
enable (verb)
allow (permission)
permit (formal)
authorize (official)
empower (giving power)
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