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adjective

as in prohibited

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disallowed

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verb

past tense of disallow
1
as in denied
to declare not to be true disallowing the philosophical concept of free will

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2
as in refused
to be unwilling to grant disallowed the defendant's request for a new trial

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Recent Examples of disallowed
Adjective
Jailbreaking involves persuading a model to ignore its safety rules and generate disallowed content. — Nirmal Jingar, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Verb
That was until the nearby linesman alerted him to the fact that the goal was disallowed for an apparent foul. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 18 July 2026 To add to the controversy, a goal from Torbjorn Heggem was disallowed via VAR after a push on Anderson by Haaland at a corner. — The Athletic Soccer Experts, New York Times, 14 July 2026 Take Croatia’s last-gasp equaliser against Portugal, disallowed due to a contentious offside ruling based on data collected by a microchip in the ball which detected a slight touch by a Croatia player in the build-up to the goal. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 14 July 2026 England’s only goal from this match maybe should have been disallowed. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 July 2026 Prior to the second goal, another Egyptian goal was disallowed for a foul at the start of the play. — Mason Leib, ABC News, 7 July 2026 But the wild celebrations were cut short when a foul earlier in the move was confirmed on video review and the goal was disallowed. — James Robson, Twin Cities, 7 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disallowed
  1. prohibited
  2. denied
  3. refused
  4. forbidden
  5. rejected
  6. declined
  7. outlawed
  8. refuted
Adjective
  • There is, however, room for questions about where the line between prohibited and acceptable political involvement will fall in practice.
    — BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 11 July 2025
  • The list of prohibited and restricted items, as found on the CBP website, includes alcohol, biological materials, firearms, food and produce such as fruits and vegetables, soil, wildlife, fish, and gold, among other items.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Definition of prohibited
Verb
  • The Tate brothers have also denied the charges in the cases in Romania.
    — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 19 July 2026
  • The Tate brothers have consistently denied allegations of abuse and human trafficking, claiming that violent and misogynistic statements have been taken out of context or were intended as jokes.
    — Alanna Durkin Richer, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026
Definition of denied
Verb
  • Starlink’s satellite internet has launched in around two dozen other African countries, but Musk has refused to follow South Africa’s affirmative action regulations.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, Jay Clayton refused to acknowledge Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 election during his confirmation hearing to become director of national intelligence.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 16 July 2026
Definition of refused
Adjective
  • More recently, mathematicians have been able to adapt Erdős’ method to get better estimates of Ramsey numbers where the forbidden cliques differ vastly in size.
    — Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 26 June 2026
  • And thank God for that, because forbidden love is my favorite type of drama to watch on Love Island.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 16 June 2026
Definition of forbidden
Verb
  • The Senate, the upper house where conservatives hold a majority, rejected the bill.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 July 2026
  • Born in 1946 amid the bombing of Frankfurt, Ruppert instead developed a psychosexual cosmology that rejected neat distinctions between prey and predator.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of rejected
Verb
  • The business remained open Saturday afternoon, but employees declined to comment on the raid when reached by phone.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2026
  • When Britain withdrew from the Gulf, Qatar declined to fold into the federation that became the United Arab Emirates and took independence alone in 1971, under Sheikh Ahmad bin Ali, before Hamad's branch of the family held power.
    — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of declined
Adjective
  • It’s been nearly a decade since California voters legalized recreational cannabis, but production and sales remain outlawed in most of the state — and the black market dominates.
    — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • King Henry’s laws adamantly forbade chattel slavery, outlawed colonialism, and created an economically robust, financially solvent Black state, one not dependent on the transatlantic slave trade.
    — Marlene L. Daut September 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Definition of outlawed
Verb
  • North Crowley head coach DeMarcus Harris refuted the claim, saying there was no distinct evidence the move was made for athletic reasons, and supported Parks’ claim that Meredith had friends in the North Crowley community.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026
  • Wainger also refuted the assertion that Pennel had expected to be arrested.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
Definition of refuted

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