ALLOWED (OF) Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

allowed (of)

verb

past tense of allow (of)

as in permitted (of)

to make possible especially to the exclusion of other possibilities I'm afraid the problem doesn't allow of any other solution

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The idea challenged the assumption that every major component needed an in-house nuclear design.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
Selling Tonali to Tottenham was about providing headroom for the changes Newcastle needed to make.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026

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