disallows

verb

present tense third-person singular of disallow
1
as in denies
to declare not to be true disallowing the philosophical concept of free will

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2
as in refuses
to be unwilling to grant disallowed the defendant's request for a new trial

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Recent Examples of disallows Having all your pieces shoved against walls disallows natural flow through the room. — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 11 July 2026 In a concession to the council, Lee’s proposal would repeal a local law that disallows council members from superseding the administrator and giving orders to city staff. — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 11 June 2026 The city’s statute disallows for the mayor to be directly involved in public schools, instead vesting that power to a nine-member Board of Education. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026 If securitization bonds are issued, funds collected from customers to repay those bonds are refunded if the commission determines the utility acted imprudently and disallows cost recovery. — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025 Most recently, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act disallows pending ERC claims submitted after January 31, 2024, for the third and fourth quarter of 2021. — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disallows
  1. denies
  2. refuses
  3. rejects
  4. declines
  5. refutes
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  • Islamabad has repeatedly accused Afghanistan's Taliban government of providing sanctuary to TTP militants, an allegation Kabul denies.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Rights groups have, however, accused the country of sportswashing to cover up its reputation for silencing critics, including accusations of killings and disappearances, allegations the government denies.
    — Damian Zane, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of denies
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  • For Wilder residents, the La Catedral raid remains an open wound that refuses to heal.
    — Philip Wang, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
  • After that, Grace all but disappears from Crystal Lake, exposing the haphazard plotting of a show that refuses to commit.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of refuses
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  • But the arrangement rejects the conflict of interest protections that his recent predecessors in office had instituted.
    — Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Israel rejects this, viewing the territory as disputed rather than occupied.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of rejects
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  • Consumer Edge data similarly showed McDonald's year-over-year spending share declines narrowing across every income group in September.
    — Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Given her experience, Emily declines to participate in another trial.
    — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of declines
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  • The Mad King, however, refutes the legitimacy of any kind of prophecy, even going so far to reject the notion of destiny.
    — Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Speaking with the Courant, Moscowitz refutes that there was ever a formal meeting involving him or his investigators and Isa Abdus-Sabur.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 15 Sep. 2026
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“Disallows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disallows. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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