Synonyms and Antonyms of allowing
1
to give permission for or to approve of
- flash photography is not allowed inside the church
authorizing, commissioning, licensing (also licencing)
acceding (to), acquiescing, agreeing (to), assenting (to), consenting (to), OK'ing (or okaying), warranting
according, conceding, granting, sanctioning, vouchsafing
admitting, brooking, condoning, countenancing, enduring, supporting, tolerating
hindering, impeding, obstructing
censuring, denying, disallowing, disapproving, interdicting, refusing, rejecting, revoking, suppressing, withholding
deploring, discountenancing, disfavoring, disliking, frowning (at or on), grudging
checking, curbing, keeping, repressing, restraining
2
to give permission to
- a boarding school that does not allow students to go on weekend trips without written permission
authorizing, commissioning, empowering, licensing (also licencing)
approving, endorsing (also indorsing), sanctioning
freeing, liberating, releasing
catering (to), giving in (to), humoring, indulging
deterring, discouraging
barring, blocking, constraining, curbing, frustrating, holding back, impeding, inhibiting, obstructing, preventing
3
to fail to prevent (some behavior on someone's part) especially from neglect or indifference
- only a lazy gardener would allow the weeds to grow that high
brushing (aside or off), condoning, disregarding, ignoring, overlooking, shrugging off, winking (at)
excusing, forgiving, pardoning
brooking, catering (to), giving in (to), humoring, indulging
4
to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly
- I'll allow I probably said more than I should have
disburdening, unburdening, unloading
affirming, avowing, confirming, professing
accepting, recognizing, yielding
announcing, breaking, broadcasting, communicating, declaring, disclosing, divulging, imparting, proclaiming, publishing, revealing, spilling, telling, unveiling
betraying, blabbing, exposing, giving away, informing, leaking, ratting, squealing, talking, tattling, tipping (off), warning, wising (up)
breathing, saying, whispering
disallowing, disavowing, disclaiming, disowning
contradicting, disputing, gainsaying, negating, negativing
rebutting, refuting, rejecting, repudiating
concealing, covering (up), hiding, obscuring, veiling
kidding (oneself)
5
to give as a share or portion
- allowed each camper one match to light his fire
admeasuring, administering, dealing, dispensing, dividing, doling out, handing out, measuring, metering, meting (out), parceling (out) (or parcelling (out)), parting, portioning, prorating, sharing (out), splitting
according, awarding, giving, granting
earmarking, reserving
chipping in, contributing, donating
reallocating, reapportioning, reassigning, redistributing
6
to make able or possible
- a patient's canceled appointment allowed the doctor to squeeze in a few extra phone calls
7
to make a statement of one's opinion
- he allowed that their new house looked very nice
commentating
articulating, expressing, saying, speaking, stating, talking, telling, uttering, verbalizing, vocalizing
conjecturing, daresaying, guessing, speculating, supposing, surmising
8
chiefly Southern & Midland
to have as an opinion
- people in these parts allow that everyone is entitled to one mistake in life, even if it's a doozy
believing, conceiving, considering, deeming, esteeming, feeling, figuring, guessing, holding, imagining, judging, reckoning [chiefly dialect], supposing, thinking
9
chiefly Southern & Midland
to have in mind as a purpose or goal
- I allow to go hunting before the season is over
aiming, aspiring, calculating, contemplating, designing, going [chiefly Southern & Midland], intending, looking, meaning, meditating, planning, proposing, purporting, purposing
dreaming, hoping, wishing
considering, debating, mulling (over), pondering
attempting, endeavoring, striving, struggling, trying
plotting, scheming
accomplishing, achieving, effecting, executing, performing
