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
• qualifying
• certifying
• permitting
• licensing
• commissioning
• entitling
• allowing
• approving
• accrediting
• warranting
• investing
• chartering
• vesting
• endorsing
• sanctioning
• indorsing
• licencing
• confirming
• initiating
• affirming
• installing
• validating
• okaying
• credentialing
• inaugurating
• letting
• inducting
• credentialling
• 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

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• 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

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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
• indorsing
• letting
• ratifying
• enfranchising
• certifying
• sanctioning
• legitimizing
• certificating
• validating
• accrediting
• licencing
• chartering
• warranting
• rechartering
• recertifying
• revalidating
• reapproving
• reaccrediting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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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
• accepting
• sanctioning
• signing
• formalizing
• acknowledging
• accrediting
• warranting
• okaying
• affirming
• clearing
• approbating
• certifying
• indorsing
• homologating
• permitting
• enabling
• validating
• initialing
• OK'ing
• allowing
• blessing
• passing
• legalizing
• sanctifying
• licensing
• initialling
• canonizing
• rubber-stamping
• signing off (on)
• licencing
• 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

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

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