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

Riverbank voters are set to decide Tuesday whether to approve voter approval requirements for any city council decision authorizing urban uses of agricultural or open space lands. — CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

The government’s notice said construction could begin once that approval was finished, the Interior Department issued a final decision authorizing construction and the proper notification was published. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

California law sets requirements for authorizing cremation and preparing the necessary paperwork before the process can take place. — Sacbee.com, 1 Nov. 2026

Some enterprise merchants, such as Walmart, are even creating their own systems for agentic commerce, including authorizing third-party agents, setting spending limits, and ensuring agents can browse for and purchase products reliably. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026

The new charter schools sponsored by Pasco-Hernando State College and the University of West Florida will also be situated on their authorizing HEI’s campus. — Thibaut Delloue, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

Scams involving direct payments A scammer tricks you into authorizing a wire transfer, sending money through a payment app or purchasing gift cards. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

As financial institutions strengthen their defenses, criminals are increasingly manipulating consumers into handing over credentials or authorizing payments themselves, rather than attempting to bypass bank security controls, Williamson said. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

On Jathar’s first visit, those organizational talking points included advocating for funding smart grids, authorizing Department of Energy research, and investing in STEM education. — Lucas Laursen, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2026