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make allowance

VERB

bear with

Synonyms

WEAK

be patient endure forbear put up with suffer wait

Antonyms

WEAK

not bear not tolerate

VERB

forgive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absolve condone excuse forget

STRONG

acquit amnesty clear commute efface exculpate exempt exonerate extenuate overlook palliate pocket purge release relent remit reprieve respite spring

WEAK

accept apology allow for bear no malice bear with bury the hatchet dismiss from mind kiss and make up laugh off let bygones be bygones let it go let off let off easy let pass let up on think no more of turn other cheek wink at wipe the slate clean

Antonyms

STRONGEST

condemn

STRONG

accuse blame hold increase keep maintain sentence

WEAK

censure charge punish

VERB

rationalize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

justify

STRONG

deliberate elucidate excise excuse extenuate reason reconcile resolve think vindicate

WEAK

account for apply logic cop a plea cop out explain away give alibi intellectualize reason out think through

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"The welfare of the men is a priority, they will need time and support, and we hope and trust our media and community will make allowance for this."

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2024

Alas, my plan to sort and cull my thousands of books — described last week in my Zippy Shell column — failed to make allowance for human nature.

From Washington Post • Jun. 17, 2020

Hutton believes, plausibly enough, that popular notions of fairness do make allowance for luck.

From The Guardian • Sep. 24, 2010

Their more elaborate brains make allowance for the position of the eyes and keep the world from slanting whenever the eyes slant.

From Time Magazine Archive

I forgive you if you will make allowance for him.

From Laid up in Lavender by Weyman, Stanley J.

make allowance

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