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present participle of allow.

allowing

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lenient adj.
permissive adj.
permitting adj.
though conj.
acknowledgment n.
giving n.

ADJECTIVE

lenient

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benign compassionate compliant forgiving indulgent sympathetic tolerant

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amiable assuaging assuasive being big benignant charitable clement complaisant condoning easy easygoing emollient excusing favoring forbearing gentle going easy on good-natured humoring kind kindly letting live with loving merciful mild mollycoddling obliging pampering pardoning permitting soft soft-shell softhearted sparing spoiling tender yielding

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hateful merciless

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hard intolerant limiting restrictive rigorous severe

ADJECTIVE

permissive

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indulgent lax open-minded tolerant

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acquiescent agreeable approving easygoing forbearing free latitudinarian liberal permitting susceptible

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strict

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intolerant mean

ADJECTIVE

permitting

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authorizing granting letting licensing sanctioning tolerating

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lenient permissive

CONJUNCTION

though

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although even if even though yet

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despite the fact notwithstanding

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albeit despite

NOUN

acknowledgment

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acceptance admission affirmation assent assertion concession confession confirmation corroboration realization recognition

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accession acquiescence allowance avowal compliance conceding concurrence declaration profession ratification yielding

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admitting asservation

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denial disagreement dissent refusal rejection repudiation veto

NOUN

giving

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offering

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awarding bequeathing ceding conferring contributing conveying dispensing distributing donating endowing expending furnishing granting imparting permitting presenting remitting supplying transferring yielding

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doling out handing out passing out

Antonyms

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appropriating getting taking

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allowing

Open-weight AI models are akin to open-source software, allowing users to see and tweak the source technology as opposed to just seeing the outputs of “black box” models such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Claude.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

But the combat happens in short spurts, allowing a fair amount of downtime for recuperation, conversation and enjoyment of the sport.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

The more frequently droplets appear and depart, the more often the surface is refreshed, allowing heat to move through it more efficiently.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026

Or just being more flexible - allowing schools to open earlier and finish earlier in the day to avoid a peak in temperatures.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

Julian smiled at us, allowing a dramatic pause for our astonishment to blossom to the full.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

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