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adjective

as in prohibited

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verb

past tense of disallow
1
as in denied
to declare not to be true disallowing the philosophical concept of free will

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

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Recent Examples of disallowed
Adjective
Jailbreaking involves persuading a model to ignore its safety rules and generate disallowed content. — Nirmal Jingar, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Verb
Last year, the Rams proposed a rule that would have disallowed the infamous Seattle 2-point try from being successful. — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026 Trump has sought to have the center feature his own name on its facade, even after a federal judge disallowed him from using his authority to ensure that this would happen. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Argentina started the second half strongly and Piscatelli twice went close to scoring, his second attempt disallowed for a forward pass. — ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026 Not to mention, few studios have purchased cinemas even after the Department of Justice rescinded the 1948 Paramount Consent Decrees, which previously disallowed studios from owning movie theater chains. — Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 The judges also disallowed her inquest testimony, which had been given without an attorney present. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026 The rebound was put into the net by Sergio Reguilón, but the goal was disallowed after it was determined that Reguilón had entered the penalty area early. — CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026 Miami’s Sergio Reguilon put in the rebound, but it was disallowed for encroachment after a video review. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2026 Prior to the new ruling, current state law restricted electronically generated court transcripts to civil suits involving less than $35,000 and disallowed their use for unlimited civil cases and family and probate matters. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disallowed
  1. forbidden
  2. denied
  3. refused
  4. outlawed
  5. rejected
  6. declined
  7. barred
  8. refuted
Adjective
  • As a forbidden attraction grows between the two men, tragedy unleashes supernatural forces upon their deeply religious community.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Their forbidden love leads the Jade Emperor to decree their separation on opposite sides of the Milky Way.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of forbidden
Verb
  • Western Commissioner Rick Lett said the event permit application has been handled with guidance from the county's legal adviser, and that if the H Highway bridge had been out, the county likely would have denied the application.
    — Glory Reitz, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Ethiopian authorities previously have accused Eritrea of supporting the TPLF, an allegation Eritrea has denied.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of denied
Verb
  • Burnham has refused to rule out tax hikes, and the British press is reporting that windfall taxes targeting banks might be on the table.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Iran has continued to attack some tankers shuttling oil through the strait – but those could be ships that refused to pay a toll, Brouhard suggested.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of refused
Adjective
  • It’s been nearly a decade since California voters legalized recreational cannabis, but production and sales remain outlawed in most of the state — and the black market dominates.
    — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • King Henry’s laws adamantly forbade chattel slavery, outlawed colonialism, and created an economically robust, financially solvent Black state, one not dependent on the transatlantic slave trade.
    — Marlene L. Daut September 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Definition of outlawed
Verb
  • Days before the execution attempt, Lee rejected the clemency request.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Attacks on ships transiting the strait have increased since Iran's proposal was rejected.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of rejected
Verb
  • The local district attorney declined to seek criminal charges, but the criminal case was reopened after the lawsuit was filed.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The campaign for the Democratic nominee for governor, David Jolly, declined to comment on what the new opinion meant for the Hope Florida saga.
    — Liv Caputo, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of declined
Adjective
  • The owls also face pressure from the barred owl, a more territorial competitor that vies for the same food and habitat and usually wins.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The roommate, Maria Ortiz, 60, was struggling against a barred window, screaming for help, when firefighters in a tower ladder truck cut the bars and pulled her out.
    — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
Definition of barred
Verb
  • According to the Public Defender's Office, officers falsely claimed that Gibson had assaulted them by biting, punching, and wrapping a radio cord around an officer's neck, claims later refuted by video evidence.
    — Senior Editor, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • But Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve refuted those ideas prior to her Game 2 first-round loss.
    — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of refuted

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“Disallowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disallowed. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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