allowed for

Took into account

Allowed for means took into account or made provision for when planning or calculating.

If a budget allowed for unexpected expenses, it included room for them.

The phrase suggests anticipating something and accommodating it: The schedule allowed for delays.

It can also mean made possible: The new rules allowed for greater flexibility.

tolerated

accepted

Formally agreed to

condoned · indulged · pardoned · forgiven · let slide · turned a blind eye · accommodated · put up with

permitted

sanctioned

Formally approved or penalized

licensed · entitled · enabled · warranted · certified · cleared · okayed · greenlit · legitimized · endorsed

accounted

considered

Thought about carefully

accommodated · taken into account · calculated · incorporated · built in · set aside · reserved · earmarked · allocated

Opposites
consideration/planning

allowed foroverlooked

Not noticed or considered

ignored · disregarded · neglected · left out · omitted

permission/possibility

allowed forprevented

Stopped before occurrence

precluded · ruled out · prohibited · blocked · excluded

provision/accommodation

allowed forunderprovided

Given insufficient resources

shortchanged

Family

allow, allowed, allowing, allows, allowable, allowance, allowances, disallow, disallowed

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