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allowable

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Synonyms & Antonyms of allowable

that may be permitted

international travel without a passport isn't allowable

Synonyms for allowable

admissible,
permissible

Words Related to allowable

acceptable,
bearable,
endurable,
tolerable

accredited,
allowed,
authorized,
certified,
endorsed
(also indorsed),
licensed,
OK
(or okay),
permitted,
sanctioned,
warranted

lawful,
legal,
licit

mandatory,
ordered,
required

Near Antonyms for allowable

intolerable,
unacceptable,
unbearable,
unendurable

objectionable

denied,
disallowed,
refused,
rejected,
vetoed

repressed,
suppressed

outlawed

Antonyms for allowable

banned,
barred,
forbidden,
impermissible,
inadmissible,
interdicted,
prohibited,
proscribed,
verboten

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