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Definition of allowed :
of Allow
Synonyms:
permitted (part of speech: adjective)
enfranchised, blessed, tolerated, released
enabled (part of speech: verb)
empowered, enabled, commissioned, authorized, facilitated, permitted, licensed
portioned (part of speech: verb)
dismembered, halved, compartmentalized, chunked, pieced, zoned, subdivided
qualified (part of speech: verb)
reserved, modified, stipulated, tempered, mitigated, qualified, limited, excepted
consented (part of speech: verb)
assented, acquiesced, ratified, condoned, let, consented, approved, endorsed, concurred, accepted, sanctioned
gave (part of speech: verb)
donated, granted, funded, lent, disbursed, bestowed, imparted, contributed, consigned, sent, endowed, doled, awarded, offered, served, showered, expended, lavished, ascribed, extended, assisted, pledged, paid, presented, provided, furnished, rendered, delivered, supplied, submitted, bequeathed, devoted, helped, tendered, attributed
compromised (part of speech: verb)
bargained, conceded, accommodated, settled, compromised, appeased, adjusted, reconciled, compensated, mediated
allotted (part of speech: verb)
distributed, portioned, meted, earmarked, allocated, parceled, given, divided, cut, budgeted, shared, segmented, partitioned, split, apportioned, dealt, gave, dispensed, rationed, sliced, set, assigned, allotted, measured
Usage examples:
- Margaret knew well that so many were interested in the child that she would not be allowed to take her away if her wish became known. - "Wife in Name Only", Charlotte M. Braeme (Bertha M. Clay).
- She's not allowed to speak to anybody, and nobody's allowed to speak to her. - "Mortal Coils", Aldous Huxley.
- We're not going to be allowed to have it all our own way any more. - "Elizabeth's Campaign", Mrs. Humphrey Ward.