Synonyms of disallows

disallows

verb

present tense third-person singular of disallow

1

as in denies

to declare not to be true

disallowing the philosophical concept of free will

Synonyms & Similar Words

• denies
• rejects
• refutes
• contradicts
• negates
• disavows
• disclaims
• repudiates
• disowns
• traverses
• disaffirms
• gainsays
• disconfirms
• disproves
• disagrees (with)
• negatives
• rebuts
• challenges
• disputes
• confutes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• allows
• owns
• acknowledges
• admits
• confirms
• concedes
• accepts
• adopts
• embraces
• maintains
• asserts
• declares
• announces
• claims
• affirms
• submits
• avows
• professes
• espouses
• avers
• verifies
• validates
• corroborates
• substantiates
• authenticates

2

as in refuses

to be unwilling to grant

disallowed the defendant's request for a new trial

Synonyms & Similar Words

• denies
• refuses
• rejects
• declines
• forbids
• disapproves
• withholds
• prohibits
• restricts
• nixes
• proscribes
• keeps
• bans
• enjoins
• restrains
• negatives
• vetoes
• hinders
• spurns
• constrains
• impedes
• repels
• reprobates
• obstructs
• holds
• checks
• curbs
• represses
• rebuffs
• balks (at)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• allows
• permits
• provides
• lets
• concedes
• gives
• affords
• grants
• furnishes
• authorizes
• supplies
• agrees (to)
• licenses
• OKs
• acquiesces
• consents (to)
• warrants
• commissions
• accedes (to)
• assents (to)
• sanctions
• accords
• vouchsafes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of disallows

Having all your pieces shoved against walls disallows natural flow through the room. — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 11 July 2026

In a concession to the council, Lee’s proposal would repeal a local law that disallows council members from superseding the administrator and giving orders to city staff. — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 11 June 2026

The city’s statute disallows for the mayor to be directly involved in public schools, instead vesting that power to a nine-member Board of Education. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026

If securitization bonds are issued, funds collected from customers to repay those bonds are refunded if the commission determines the utility acted imprudently and disallows cost recovery. — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025

Most recently, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act disallows pending ERC claims submitted after January 31, 2024, for the third and fourth quarter of 2021. — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025