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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as in prohibited
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Recent Examples of disallowed
Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
According to reports, it has been disallowed in settings of all kinds.
—Keyaira Boone, Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
Across the city 24 hours earlier, Real Madrid had ensured that the pressure was on by coming back from 1-0 down to win 2-1 against Real Mallorca, with a whopping three goals disallowed by VAR throughout the Saturday night game.
—Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Though replays clearly showed the puck going over the line, the goal was disallowed because the whistle had blown.
—John Wawrow, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Officials, however, disallowed the goal after deeming that Jenner used a distinct kicking motion to boot the puck into the net.
—Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
Under the wash-sale rule, if an identical or substantially identical asset is purchased within a 30-day period (before or after) when an asset was sold for a loss, the loss will be disallowed.
—Kristin McKenna, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Similarly, Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, ended its third-party fact-checking program and redefined its hate speech policies so that certain rhetoric once disallowed is now permitted.
—Tamar Mitts, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
Compensation in excess of fair market value would suggest the deal is better understood as a pay-for-play scheme and thus disallowed.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
Video refereeing was used 39 times on the first day of the season, with one red card being corrected and three goals disallowed for offside.
—Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
According to reports, it has been disallowed in settings of all kinds.
—Keyaira Boone, Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
Across the city 24 hours earlier, Real Madrid had ensured that the pressure was on by coming back from 1-0 down to win 2-1 against Real Mallorca, with a whopping three goals disallowed by VAR throughout the Saturday night game.
—Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Though replays clearly showed the puck going over the line, the goal was disallowed because the whistle had blown.
—John Wawrow, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Officials, however, disallowed the goal after deeming that Jenner used a distinct kicking motion to boot the puck into the net.
—Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
Under the wash-sale rule, if an identical or substantially identical asset is purchased within a 30-day period (before or after) when an asset was sold for a loss, the loss will be disallowed.
—Kristin McKenna, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Similarly, Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, ended its third-party fact-checking program and redefined its hate speech policies so that certain rhetoric once disallowed is now permitted.
—Tamar Mitts, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
Compensation in excess of fair market value would suggest the deal is better understood as a pay-for-play scheme and thus disallowed.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disallowed
Verb
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Mace's former fiancé denied the accusations.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Caracas has denied this repeatedly.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In one practice, McCarthy refused to throw an easy short pass and opted instead to throw a deeper-developing route.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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While there was plenty of blame to go around following the Giants' 21-6 loss, head coach Brian Daboll seemingly refused to point the finger at Wilson despite his underwhelming performance.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
Verb
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The club rejected her for lack of record.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Combine uneven play with 11 penalties and that’s a cocktail even the Florida student section nauseously rejected.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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On the Republican side, many politicos were thrown for another loop when Attorney General Brenna Bird declined to run for the GOP nomination.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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Note that the relative strength indicator has declined from late 2024 to the present – heading in the opposite direction of the price.—
John Navin,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Describing the damping precisely meant accidentally allowing forbidden precision in position or momentum.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Aug. 2025
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Anthropic has introduced weekly rate limits for its Claude chatbot focused on curbing excessive—and forbidden—usage of Claude Code.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
29 July 2025
Verb
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Other organizations and scientists have refuted the DOE’s review, including the American Meteorological Society, which highlighted further flaws in the report and urged a correction of the findings by the agency.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
2 Sep. 2025
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Both Kraft and Goodell have refuted the claim.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In 2023, a barred owl known as Owen was rescued near Boston’s Faneuil Hall after ingesting rat poison.—
Nara Schoenberg,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025
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There’s broad agreement the native owls are at risk, but the animal rights organizations behind the opposition letter this week say killing barred owls is not the answer.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2024
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“Disallowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disallowed. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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