Synonyms and antonyms of To allow something that is not usually allowed in American Thesaurus

excuse (verb)

to give someone permission not to do something that they usually have to do

exempt (verb)

to allow someone to ignore something such as a rule, obligation, or payment

stretch (verb)

to allow something that is usually not allowed because of a special situation

let off (British)

British to allow someone not to do something that they were expecting to have to do

bend the rules (for someone) ()

to do something or allow someone to do something that is not usually allowed, especially in order to make things easier on one occasion

bend/stretch the rules ()

to allow something that is not normally allowed