Definition for Allow:

• give permission; " She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; " I won't let the police search her basement"; " I cannot allow you to see your exam"

Synonyms for Allow:

• n.

  •
  • carry,
  • recognize,
  • open up.
  •
  • call,
  • bring,
  • appeal,
  • subtract,
  • deduct.
  •
  • say yes,
  • mandate.
  •
  • hand over.
  •
  • measure out.
  •
  • own,
  • avow.
  •allow for (noun)
  • provide for,
  • include,
  • consider,
  • make allowances for,
  • take into account.

• v.

  •admit; acknowledge (verb)
  • acquiesce,
  • grant,
  • concede.
  •allot (verb)
  • divide,
  • partition,
  • budget,
  • ration,
  • assign,
  • parcel,
  • apportion,
  • allocate,
  • earmark,
  • distribute,
  • deal,
  • set,
  • slice,
  • allot,
  • share,
  • split,
  • segment,
  • dispense,
  • cut,
  • portion,
  • Mete,
  • measure,
  • give.
  •compromise (verb)
  • compromise,
  • settle,
  • compensate,
  • accommodate,
  • adjust,
  • bargain,
  • mediate,
  • appease,
  • reconcile.
  •consent (verb)
  • condone,
  • let,
  • accept,
  • approve,
  • endorse,
  • sanction,
  • ratify,
  • concur.
  •enable (verb)
  • enable,
  • commission,
  • authorize,
  • permit,
  • facilitate.
  •give (verb)
  • expend,
  • impart,
  • pay,
  • present,
  • extend,
  • deliver,
  • contribute,
  • bequeath,
  • bestow,
  • serve,
  • pledge,
  • endow,
  • provide,
  • shower,
  • assist,
  • ascribe,
  • offer,
  • send,
  • tender,
  • devote,
  • award,
  • lavish,
  • submit,
  • lend,
  • dole,
  • help,
  • fund,
  • supply,
  • attribute,
  • disburse,
  • furnish,
  • donate,
  • render,
  • consign.
  •permit (verb)
  • enfranchise,
  • bless,
  • tolerate,
  • release.
  •permit an action (verb)
  • stand,
  • live with,
  • go along with,
  • give leave,
  • take kindly to,
  • hear of,
  • suffer,
  • certify,
  • accord,
  • hold with,
  • admit,
  • pass,
  • give the go-ahead,
  • give permission,
  • put up with,
  • okay,
  • be game for,
  • be big,
  • oblige,
  • favor,
  • support,
  • brook,
  • grant permission,
  • sit still for,
  • indulge,
  • give the green light,
  • endure,
  • give a blank check.
  •portion (verb)
  • dismember,
  • piece,
  • compartmentalize,
  • chunk,
  • halve,
  • zone,
  • subdivide.
  •qualify (verb)
  • modify,
  • reserve,
  • except,
  • limit,
  • qualify,
  • temper,
  • stipulate,
  • mitigate.
  •set aside (verb)
  • spare,
  • remit.
  •social (verb)
  • give up.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • interdiction,
  • cross examine,
  • deterrence,
  • plead,
  • approbate,
  • Forfend,
  • let on,
  • agree to,
  • try,
  • nonappearance,
  • impermissible,
  • fess up,
  • sue,
  • assume,
  • arraign,
  • defend,
  • encourage,
  • preclusive,
  • stand-down,
  • determent,
  • put aside,
  • cough up,
  • admeasure,
  • preclusion,
  • profess.
  •
  • confess,
  • avert,
  • excuse,
  • accredit,
  • stand for,
  • judge.
  •
  • convey,
  • channel,
  • find,
  • defeat.
  •
  • rise.
  •
  • warrant,
  • transmit.
  •
  • ward,
  • cross.
  •
  • clear.
  •
  • lot.
  •
  • go.
  •afford
  • be able to.
  •agree
  • consent,
  • assent,
  • give carte blanche,
  • pass on.
  •authorize
  • license.
  •decriminalize
  • legitimize.
  •discount
  • make allowance for.
  •empower
  • empower.
  •endure
  • enduring,
  • bear.
  •give
  • let have,
  • give way.
  •harmonize
  • agree.
  •leave
  • mislay,
  • leave.
  •legalize
  • decriminalize.
  •produce
  • yield.
  •spell
  • take over,
  • spell.

Paraphrases for Allow:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    Allowed.
  • Proper noun, singular
    allows, Allowed, Allowing.
  • Noun, plural
    allows.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    authorise, permit.
  • Proper noun, singular
    helps, supports, Permits, permit.
  • Noun, plural
    authorizations, Possibilities, purposes, Gentlemen, INROADS, kids, Permits.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    permit.
  • Verb, past tense
    required, Introduced, Wished, Aimed, related, needed, announced, predicted, kept, made, Provided, permit.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    approving, helping, Licensing, releasing, broadening, positioning, paving, Lifting, being, upgrading, proceeding, Exposing, reaching, keeping, Facilitating, getting, making.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    accords, facilitate, help, entitle, afford, accept, offer, admit, encourage, authorise, acknowledge, permit.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    authorises, entitles, approves, empowers, affords, forecasts, positions, ensures, anticipates, aims, serves, predicts, helps, Leaves, Permits, making.
  • Verb, base form
    lay, tolerate, Facilitating, facilitate, help, entitle, afford, countenance, accept, condone, offer, admit, making, consent, encourage, is, authorise, ailow, acknowledge, permit.

• Other Related

  • Verb, base form
    Grants.

Antonyms for Allow:

• n.

  • allow for
    discount.

• v.

  • admit; acknowledge
    refuse, dissent, disapprove, repudiate, disown, disallow, withstand, keep, deny, resist, prohibit, hold, dispute, disagree, disavow, reject, protest, forbid.
  • permit an action
    repel, prevent, veto, oppose, Unauthorize, withhold.
  • set aside
    take.
  • Other antonyms:
    disfavor, censure, confiscate, discredit, negative, discourage, dislike, distrust, restrain, grudge, discountenance, deter, doubt, suppress, conceal, arrogate, rebut, hinder, mistrust, obscure, disbelieve, check, repress, question, frown, stint, frustrate, ban, kid, hide, block, obstruct, appropriate, begrudge, bar, curb, suspect, deplore, retain, cover, revoke, deprive, veil, interfere, hold back, impede.

Homophones for Allow:

• allay, alalia, alleyway, ali, awheel, awhile, aalii, awl, ala, allele, aioli, alley, ail, allah, ale, ally, al, ailey, aloe, alloy, all, allyl, alula, aliyah, awol, aloha, aeolia.

Hypernym for Allow:

• v.

  • social
    pass.

Hyponym for Allow:

• v.

  • possession
    discount.