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allow v.
brook v.
let v.

VERB

allow

Synonyms

STRONGEST

approve authorize favor oblige recognize release support tolerate

STRONG

accord accredit admit bear brook certify commission consent empower endorse endure indulge let license okay sanction stand suffer warrant

WEAK

be game for free up give a blank check give carte blanche give leave give permission give the go-ahead give the green light go along with grant permission hear of hold with live with pass on put up with sit still for take kindly to

Antonyms

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deny disallow disapprove oppose refuse reject veto

STRONG

disagree dissent prevent protest repel unauthorize withhold

WEAK

forbid hold keep prohibit resist withstand

VERB

brook

Synonyms

STRONGEST

countenance tolerate

STRONG

abide allow bear go stand stomach suffer support swallow take withstand

WEAK

hang in hang in there hear of live with put up with sit tight

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disapprove

STRONG

avoid disallow dodge hold keep refuse reject resist shun stop surrender

VERB

let

Synonyms

STRONG

accredit approve authorize cause certify commission concede enable endorse give grant have leave license make permit sanction suffer tolerate warrant

WEAK

free up give leave give okay give permission hear of live with sit still for

Antonyms

STRONG

contradict deny disagree disallow disapprove fight halt hold invalidate keep oppose prevent refuse reject repudiate stop unauthorize veto withhold

WEAK

buy forbid hinder impede inhibit obstruct sell

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be big

If an AI program really just made a similar discovery, it would be big news.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

“The tenor of the cyclical recovery, and how much market share Admiral takes, are likely to be big swing factors in Admiral’s sector relative price performance going forward,” the analysts note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

"We knew the Nigerians and Jamiacans would be big threats," said Nielsen.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

Chickens and pigs could be big winners from AI’s $300 billion philanthropy wave.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

So she pulled her own apron off, though it wouldn’t be big enough to just toss the bones in willy-nilly.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

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