Synonyms of authorizing

authorizing

verb

present participle of authorize

1

as in enabling

to give official or legal power to

only the school nurse is authorized to give any necessary shots

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enabling
• empowering
• permitting
• qualifying
• certifying
• licensing
• entitling
• commissioning
• allowing
• approving
• warranting
• accrediting
• chartering
• vesting
• investing
• endorsing
• sanctioning
• confirming
• affirming
• initiating
• validating
• installing
• credentialing
• inaugurating
• letting
• inducting
• privileging
• instating
• clearing
• OK'ing
• swearing in
• enfranchising

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• preventing
• excluding
• disqualifying
• denying
• blocking
• stopping
• prohibiting
• banning
• inhibiting
• disallowing
• obstructing
• impeding
• barring
• hindering
• discouraging
• constraining
• forbidding
• holding back
• shutting out
• enjoining
• proscribing
• vetoing
• outlawing
• disbarring
• disfranchising
• disenfranchising
• interdicting

2

as in entitling

to give a right to

this pass will authorize you to go backstage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• entitling
• qualifying
• enabling
• permitting
• empowering
• privileging
• allowing
• approving
• endorsing
• licensing
• letting
• ratifying
• enfranchising
• certifying
• sanctioning
• legitimizing
• certificating
• validating
• accrediting
• chartering
• warranting
• rechartering
• recertifying
• revalidating
• reapproving
• reaccrediting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disqualifying
• disabling
• forbidding
• proscribing
• disallowing
• invalidating
• disenfranchising
• nullifying
• disempowering
• decertifying
• delegitimizing

3

as in approving

to give official acceptance of as satisfactory

a system for sound reproduction that has been authorized as meeting the electronic industry's highest standards

Synonyms & Similar Words

• approving
• ratifying
• confirming
• endorsing
• finalizing
• sanctioning
• accepting
• formalizing
• signing
• accrediting
• acknowledging
• warranting
• affirming
• clearing
• approbating
• certifying
• homologating
• permitting
• enabling
• validating
• OK'ing
• allowing
• passing
• legalizing
• blessing
• sanctifying
• initialing
• licensing
• canonizing
• rubber-stamping
• signing off (on)
• reapproving

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denying
• prohibiting
• rejecting
• disallowing
• declining
• vetoing
• forbidding
• disapproving
• banning
• enjoining
• proscribing
• turning down
• negativing
• interdicting
• ignoring
• refusing
• disregarding
• neglecting
• overlooking
• illegalizing
• rebutting
• spurning
• rebuffing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of authorizing

While there is no state law that prohibits feeding feral cats, there is also no law authorizing it. — Michael L. Hyman, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026

Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, targets Russia’s energy sector by authorizing the president to impose up to 100% tariffs on countries purchasing Russian oil and natural gas. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026

In July, the air district issued Sant Sagar Crematory a notice of violation after finding that the company had begun unauthorized construction before receiving a permit authorizing the work. — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Policymakers react The disconnect between plate sales and decal sales in South Dakota disappoints the two lawmakers who served as primary sponsors of the authorizing legislation in the state House and Senate. — Joshua Haiar, States Newsroom, 10 Sep. 2026

The president offered no mechanism for authorizing the payments, no funding source, and no timeline. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026

The House and Senate have proposed different funding levels and timelines, with the House authorizing $500 million annually through 2031 and the Senate proposing $475 million annually through 2030. — Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Adams County was the most recent to do so, with voters authorizing expansion in 2012. — John Aguilar, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2026

In July, the Western District of Louisiana issued an order authorizing the court, instead of the habeas petitioners, to serve defendants copies of the lawsuit. — Carla Astudillo, ProPublica, 3 Sep. 2026