DISALLOWS Synonyms: 95 Similar and Opposite Words

disallows

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present tense third-person singular of disallow

as in denies

to declare not to be true disallowing the philosophical concept of free will

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as in refuses

to be unwilling to grant disallowed the defendant's request for a new trial

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Recent Examples of disallows 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

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Doctors and patients have long criticized prior authorizations, saying in surveys and government oversight reports that the practice routinely delays or denies care.

— Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 6 May 2026
He was also sued for battery, emotional distress, and fraud in April and accused of inflicting physical, emotional, and psychological damage by 18-year-old influencer Alorah Ziva, which Peters denies.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 6 May 2026