ALLOW Synonyms
There are 26 hypernyms of the word allow. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for ALLOW
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permit | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a legal document giving official permission to do something • the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization • large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies verb • consent to, give permission; permit • make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen • allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting | ||||||||
let | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again • a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India verb • make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen • actively cause something to happen • consent to, give permission; permit • cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition • leave unchanged • grant use or occupation of under a term of contract | ||||||||
tolerate | verbv | |||||||
verb • put up with something or somebody unpleasant • recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others) • have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition • allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting | ||||||||
grant | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978) • any monetary aid • the act of providing a subsidy • United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986) • 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885) • (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance • a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business • a right or privilege that has been granted verb • let have • give as judged due or on the basis of merit • be willing to concede • allow to have • bestow, especially officially • give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another • transfer by deed | ||||||||
accept | verbv | |||||||
verb • consider or hold as true • receive willingly something given or offered • give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to • react favorably to; consider right and proper • admit into a group or community • take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person • tolerate or accommodate oneself to • be designed to hold or take • receive (a report) officially, as from a committee • make use of or accept for some purpose • be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal | ||||||||
approve | verbv | |||||||
verb • give sanction to • judge to be right or commendable; think well of | ||||||||
authorize | verbv | |||||||
verb • grant authorization or clearance for • give or delegate power or authority to | ||||||||
empower | verbv | |||||||
verb • give or delegate power or authority to • give qualities or abilities to | ||||||||
enable | verbv | |||||||
verb • render capable or able for some task | ||||||||
endorse | verbv | |||||||
verb • be behind; approve of • give support or one's approval to • guarantee as meeting a certain standard • sign as evidence of legal transfer | ||||||||
license | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a legal document giving official permission to do something • freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech) • excessive freedom; lack of due restraint • the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization verb • authorize officially | ||||||||
pass | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
adjective • of advancing the ball by throwing it noun • (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls • (military) a written leave of absence • (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate • the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks • any authorization to pass or go somewhere • a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions • a flight or run by an aircraft over a target • a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs • a difficult juncture • one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer) • an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent • a permit to enter or leave a military installation • a complimentary ticket • a usually brief attempt • (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team • success in satisfying a test or requirement verb • go across or through • move past • make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation • for time to move forward • place into the hands or custody of • stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point • travel past • come to pass • go unchallenged; be approved • use up a period of time in a specific way • pass over, across, or through • transmit information • disappear gradually • go successfully through a test or a selection process • be superior or better than some standard • accept or judge as acceptable • allow to go without comment or censure • transfer to another; of rights or property • pass into a specified state or condition; sink into • throw (a ball) to another player • be inherited by • cause to pass • grant authorization or clearance for • pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life • eliminate from the body | ||||||||
sanction | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • formal and explicit approval • a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards • official permission or approval • the act of final authorization verb • give sanction to • give authority or permission to • give religious sanction to, such as through an oath | ||||||||
admit | verbv | |||||||
verb • declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of • allow to enter; grant entry to • allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of • admit into a group or community • afford possibility • give access or entrance to • have room for; hold without crowding • serve as a means of entrance | ||||||||
allot | verbv | |||||||
verb • give out • allow to have • administer or bestow, as in small portions | ||||||||
appropriate | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc adjective satellite • meant or adapted for an occasion or use verb • give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause • take possession of by force, as after an invasion | ||||||||
assign | verbv | |||||||
verb • give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) • give out • attribute or credit to • select something or someone for a specific purpose • attribute or give • make undue claims to having • transfer one's right to • decide as to where something belongs in a scheme | ||||||||
bestow | verbv | |||||||
verb • present • give as a gift • bestow a quality on | ||||||||
concede | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • admit (to a wrongdoing) • be willing to concede • give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another • acknowledge defeat | ||||||||
countenance | nounn | |||||||
noun • the appearance conveyed by a person's face • formal and explicit approval • the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) verb • consent to, give permission; permit | ||||||||