DISALLOWS Synonyms: 95 Similar and Opposite Words

disallows

verb

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 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

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The Office for Civil Rights also alleged more than 60 male students were competing on girls sports teams at Jeffco Public Schools, an accusation the district denies.

— Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 10 Aug. 2026
The Republican congressman, who denies claims of domestic abuse, has resisted calls to drop his bid for a third term.

— Alexei Koseff, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2026

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Despite an impressive guest book that includes Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Aga Khan III, Rita Hayworth, and Ringo Starr, Hôtel Royal refuses to rest on its laurels.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026
Mungiu refuses to supply easy answers or simple paths to identification in this compelling provocation, which poses unresolvable questions to viewers about our biases and presumptions.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026

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