disallows
Refuses to permit
Disallows is the third-person singular of disallow, meaning to refuse permission or reject as invalid.
An authority disallows something when it rules against it: The referee disallowed the goal for offside.
Rules may disallow certain behaviors: The policy disallows personal use of company vehicles.
Officially disallows something
- prohibitsLegally bars action
- bansOfficial restrictions imposed
- barsRods, taverns, or measures
- blocksObstructs or sections
vetoes · outlaws · proscribes · interdicts · embargoes · enjoins · taboos · criminalizes
Refuses or discards
- refusesDeclines to accept
- declinesRefuses or diminishes
- deniesDeclares something untrue
- rebuffsRejects bluntly or dismissively
spurns · dismisses · turns down · nixes · negates · repudiates · disavows · renounces
forbids
Officially disallows something
blocks · vetoes · outlaws · proscribes · interdicts · embargoes · enjoins · taboos · criminalizes · censors
rejects
Refuses or discards
rebuffs · spurns · dismisses · turns down · nixes · negates · repudiates · disavows · renounces · withholds
limits
Imposed maximum points
- constrainsLimits or confines
- curtailsReduces or limits
- restrainsHolds back or controls
impedes · hinders · obstructs · precludes · prevents · deters · inhibits · curbs · checks · regulates
permits
Grants formal authorization
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- licensesOfficial permissions to act
- authorizesOfficially allows something
approves · enables · grants · clears · certifies · validates · entitles · empowers · legitimizes · warrants