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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | allow participation |
| Synonyms: | abet, accede, accept, acquiesce, admit, agree, authorize, bless, blink at, boost, buy, charter, concede, concur, condone, consent, empower, enable, endorse, endure, franchise, give leave, give permission, go for, grant, have, humor, indulge, leave, let, let pass, license, okay, pass, privilege, sanctify, sanction, say yes, shake on, sign, sign off on, suffer, take kindly to, thumbs up, tolerate, warrant, wink at |
| Antonyms: | deny, disallow, refuse, reject |
| Main Entry: | admit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | allow entry or use |
| Synonyms: | accept, be big on, bless, buy, concede, enter, entertain, give access, give the nod, give thumbs up, grant, harbor, house, initiate, introduce, let, let in, lodge, okay, permit, receive, shelter, sign off on, sign*, suffer, take, take in |
| Notes: | with admit, the acknowledgment of something being true applies to one's own sphere of conduct, whereas with concede the acknowledgment applies to another's; admit implies reluctance to disclose, grant, or concede and refers usually to facts rather than their implications |
| Antonyms: | debar, deny, dismiss, eject, exclude, expel, oust, refuse, reject, repel, shut |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | admit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | confess, acknowledge |
| Synonyms: | accept, accord, acquiesce, adopt, affirm, agree, allow, approve, avow, bare, bring to light, communicate, concede, concur, confide, confirm, consent, cop a plea, credit, declare, disclose, divulge, enumerate, expose, go into details, grant, indicate, let, let on, make known, narrate, number, open up, own, own up, permit, proclaim, profess, recite, recognize, relate, reveal, spill*, subscribe to, talk, tell, tolerate, uncover, unveil, yield |
| Notes: | with admit, the acknowledgment of something being true applies to one's own sphere of conduct, whereas with concede the acknowledgment applies to another's; admit implies reluctance to disclose, grant, or concede and refers usually to facts rather than their implications |
| Antonyms: | confute, deny, dispute, dissent, gainsay, refuse |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | agree |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be in unison, assent with another |
| Synonyms: | accede, acknowledge, acquiesce, admit, allow, be of the same mind, bury the hatchet, buy into, check, clinch the deal, come to terms, comply, concede, concur, consent, cut a deal, engage, give blessing, give carte blanche, give green light, give the go-ahead, go along with, grant, make a deal, okay, pass on, permit, play ball, recognize, see eye to eye, set, settle, shake on, side with, sign*, subscribe, take one up on, yes* |
| Antonyms: | contend, contradict, decline, disagree, dispute, dissent, oppose, protest, refuse |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | approve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | allow, authorize |
| Synonyms: | accede, accept, accredit, acquiesce, advocate, affirm, agree, assent, authorize, back*, bless*, boost, buy, buy into, certify, charter, concur, confirm, consent, dig*, empower, encourage, endorse, establish, get behind, give go-ahead, go along with, groove*, hats off to, lap up, license, maintain, make law, make valid, mandate, okay, permit, pronounce, push for, ratify, recommend, sanction, seal, second, sign, sign off on, stump for, subscribe to, support, thumbs up, uphold, validate |
| Antonyms: | disallow, disapprove, invalidate, oppose, refuse, reject |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | assent |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | agree |
| Synonyms: | accede, accept, accord, acquiesce, adopt, allow, approve, buy, cave in, comply, concur, conform, consent, cut a deal, defer, ditto*, embrace, espouse, give five, give in, go along with, grant, knuckle under, okay*, pass on, permit, recognize, sanction, say uncle, shake on, subscribe |
| Antonyms: | disagree, disallow, disapprove, dissent, reject |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | endure |
| Synonyms: | abide, admit, allow, brook, encounter, experience, permit, put up with, stomach, suffer, tolerate, undergo |
| Notes: | bare is to uncover or reveal or to expose; bear is to hold up, support, transport - or an animal |
| Antonyms: | avoid, dodge, evade, shun |
| Main Entry: | charter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reserve, commission |
| Synonyms: | allow, authorize, borrow, contract, employ, engage, hire, lease, let, license, permit, rent, sanction |
| Antonyms: | cancel |
| Main Entry: | consent |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | agree |
| Synonyms: | accede, accept, acquiesce, allow, approve, assent, bless, comply, concede, concur, fold, give in, give the nod, give up, knuckle under, let, make a deal, okay*, permit, roll over, sanction, say uncle, say yes, sign off on, subscribe, throw in the towel, yes*, yield |
| Antonyms: | differ, disagree, disapprove, dissent, object, oppose, protest, refuse |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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