disallow
Say no to
To disallow is to refuse to permit or accept something.
Officials disallow goals that violate rules.
Insurance companies disallow claims they deem invalid.
Courts disallow evidence obtained improperly.
The word carries more formal weight than simply saying no—it implies authority rejecting something that was proposed or attempted: The referee disallowed the touchdown.
Formally disallow
- forbidDeclare not allowed
- banOfficial restriction on something
- proscribeOfficially forbid something
- outlawFugitive from justice
interdict · embargo · moratorium · injunction · blacklist · taboo · blockade · sanction
Formally cancel or withdraw
- annulDeclare legally void
- nullifyMake of no effect
- invalidateMake null or void
- revokeOfficially cancel authorization
repeal · overturn · abrogate · countermand · cancel · void · withdraw · retract
refuse
Reject or garbage
rebuff · turn down · say no · nix · spurn · disapprove · veto · overrule · dismiss · repudiate
prohibit
Formally disallow
outlaw · interdict · embargo · moratorium · injunction · blacklist · taboo · blockade · sanction · exclusion
rescind
Formally cancel or withdraw
- annulDeclare legally void
- nullifyMake of no effect
- invalidateMake null or void
revoke · repeal · overturn · abrogate · countermand · cancel · void · withdraw · retract · reverse
stop
Cease all motion
hinder · obstruct · thwart · deter · inhibit · preclude · forestall · avert · stave off · head off
limit
Maximum allowed extent
control · restrain · confine · cap · curb · throttle · ration · contain · bound · circumscribe
- cancelcancel, annul, nullify, invalidate, revoke
- DIS- wordsdisagree, disbelieve, disapprove, disarray, disappoint
- keeping outbar, ban, block, lock, fence
- prohibitionsban, forbid, prohibition, forbidden, prohibit
- disagreementsdisagree, argue, dispute, quarrel, argument
- legal termstrial, legal, appeal, lawsuit, law