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PROHIBITS Antonyms

There are 11 antonyms of the word prohibits. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For PROHIBITS

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allows
verbv
verb

• make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

• consent to, give permission; permit

• let have

• give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

• make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain

• allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something

• afford possibility

• allow the other (baseball) team to score

• grant as a discount or in exchange

• allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting

approves
verbv
verb

• give sanction to

• judge to be right or commendable; think well of

authorizes
verbv
verb

• grant authorization or clearance for

• give or delegate power or authority to

empowers
verbv
verb

• give or delegate power or authority to

• give qualities or abilities to

enables
verbv
verb

• render capable or able for some task

facilitates
verbv
verb

• make easier

• be of use

• increase the likelihood of (a response)

grants
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

permits
verbv
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

sanctions
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

allow
verbv
verb

• make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

• consent to, give permission; permit

• let have

• give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

• make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain

• allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something

• afford possibility

• allow the other (baseball) team to score

• grant as a discount or in exchange

• allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting

authorize
verbv
verb

• grant authorization or clearance for

• give or delegate power or authority to

Alternatives for ALLOWS

Alternatives for APPROVES

Alternatives for AUTHORIZES

Alternatives for EMPOWERS

Alternatives for ENABLES

Alternatives for FACILITATES

Alternatives for GRANTS

Alternatives for PERMITS

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