Synonyms of enacted

enacted

verb

past tense of enact

as in passed

to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action

Congress enacts all laws relating to foreign trade and immigration

Synonyms & Similar Words

• passed
• constituted
• approved
• legislated
• ordained
• made
• dictated
• laid down
• ratified
• authorized
• permitted
• effected
• reenacted
• sanctioned
• proclaimed
• brought about
• executed
• decreed
• administered
• repassed
• allowed
• confirmed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repealed
• revoked
• rescinded
• abolished
• killed
• canceled
• reversed
• abrogated
• overturned
• invalidated
• annulled
• nullified
• voided

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of enacted

People who had already turned 55 when the law was enacted also were given until August 2021 to file lawsuits, no matter when the alleged abuse occurred. — John Hanna, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

In the same era, Democrats in Congress enacted a raft of social programs that would become part of the language, such as Medicare and Medicaid. — Ron Elving, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026

The National Voter Registration Act was enacted in 1993 to address barriers to voter registration that depressed participation and disproportionately affected racial minorities. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 24 Oct. 2026

People who had already had turned 55 when the law was enacted also were given until August 2021 to file lawsuits, no matter when the alleged abuse occurred. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

The Act, which has been introduced to the Senate but not yet been enacted into law, seeks to establish a program for the active remediation of orbital debris as well as requiring the development of uniform orbital debris standard practices. — David Zamora, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Others, enacted via executive action, are directly tied to the Republican candidates running for office in those states. — Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026

The Comprehensive Outbound Investment National Security Act, which was enacted in December 2015, puts some American investment in Chinese technology under Treasury screening. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 22 Oct. 2026

But Marxists who dreamed of a workers’ republic could not compete with the reformers in Congress who enacted such measures as a progressive income tax, antitrust legislation, and a ban on child labor. — Michael Kazin, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026