allows

Lets it happen

Allows means permits or makes possible.

A rule allows certain behavior; a budget allows for unexpected expenses.

The new policy allows employees to work remotely.

To allow is also to acknowledge or concede: I'll allow that he has a point.

Allowing for something means taking it into account: Allowing for traffic, we should leave by noon.

enables

facilitates

Makes more possible

supports · fosters · promotes · advances · catalyzes · nurtures · encourages · accommodates · unlocks · activates

opportunity

chance

Likelihood of occurrence

gateway · window · doorway · access · entry · platform · scope · potential · possibility · path

freedom

autonomy

Independent decision-making capacity

discretion · latitude · leeway · self-determination · agency · volition · room · slack · margin · license

permits

authorization

Formal permission granted

sanction · clearance · approval · endorsement · ratification · exemption · dispensation · accreditation · certification · validation

accessibility

ramps

Inclined connecting surfaces

voiceover · captioning · accommodations · adaptations

Opposites
permission/prohibition

allowsforbids

Officially disallows something

prohibits · bans · disallows · bars · denies

prevention/enablement

allowsprevents

Stops from occurring

stops · blocks · precludes · hinders · obstructs

Phrases
Family

allow, allowed, allowance, allowing, disallowed, disallowance, disallows, unallowable, allow for

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