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
Simon Johnson, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
Presumably, all of Moore's clients were audited, had these phantom losses disallowed, and ended up paying the harsh 40% penalty for lack of economic substance.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
According to reports, it has been disallowed in settings of all kinds.
—Keyaira Boone, Essence, 5 Sep. 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
The side have scored the opening goal just once so far and that came after Josh King had a strike for Fulham controversially disallowed.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
Presumably, all of Moore's clients were audited, had these phantom losses disallowed, and ended up paying the harsh 40% penalty for lack of economic substance.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
According to reports, it has been disallowed in settings of all kinds.
—Keyaira Boone, Essence, 5 Sep. 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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Black delivered that report before the management committee of EXXON, who purposefully buried those conclusions and continued to fund lobbyists, think tanks, and politicians who vociferously denied the reality of anthropogenic climate change.—
Ed Simon
September 24,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
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In 2022, Spacey denied the allegations and was found not liable in a civil trial due to insufficient evidence.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The parties have been in a standoff for days as Democrats, namely in the Senate, have refused to offer the necessary votes to pass a funding measure that would keep the government open beyond Tuesday.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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Even after numerous prompt adjustments and desperate rephrasings, that feeling of the previous weeks’ intimate interactions refused to return.—
Jon Michael Varese,
The Atlantic,
28 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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At the time, Bailey denied claims that the film was initially rejected due to censorship but rather footage clearance and security concerns.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
27 Sep. 2025
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But his grades had been mediocre, and he was rejected right and left, which neither fazed nor surprised him.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Office also declined to answer whether deputies assisted in the operation.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Mortgage rates have been coming down, but there has yet to be a spike in homebuying activity—and one leading indicator has even declined.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In Flensburg, 'Jews forbidden' is hanging in the shop window again – in the year 2025.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Describing the damping precisely meant accidentally allowing forbidden precision in position or momentum.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Tylenol's manufacturer, Kenvue, refuted the claims and stated that independent science shows acetaminophen does not cause autism.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
25 Sep. 2025
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The debunked claim that vaccines are tied to autism stems from a 1998 study by British gastroenterologist Andrew Wakefield in The Lancet, which has since been refuted by numerous studies.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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
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By season 1's conclusion, Fisk has taken over the city's government as mayor, locked away any potential threats to his power in a secret prison, installed his own shadow force of corrupt cops to exact his will, outlawed vigilanteism, and declared martial law.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Disallowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disallowed. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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