Synonyms of enacting

enacting

verb

present participle of enact

as in passing

to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action

Congress enacts all laws relating to foreign trade and immigration

Synonyms & Similar Words

• passing
• constituting
• legislating
• approving
• making
• dictating
• authorizing
• ratifying
• ordaining
• effecting
• laying down
• permitting
• executing
• sanctioning
• administering
• reenacting
• decreeing
• proclaiming
• bringing about
• repassing
• allowing
• confirming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repealing
• revoking
• abolishing
• killing
• rescinding
• invalidating
• canceling
• reversing
• overturning
• nullifying
• abrogating
• annulling
• voiding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of enacting

With some destinations enacting limits on cruises, including restrictions on the size of ships or number of guests that can visit, small ships – which can have as few as a couple hundred passengers – may be able to go where bigger vessels can’t. — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

Last year, the state acted boldly by enacting Senate Bill 72, a law that establishes a statewide target of nine million acre-feet of additional water supply by 2040. — Valerie Pryor, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026

The report said Jeanie Buss, Janie Buss and Joey Buss will be responsible for enacting the actual sale. — Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Kathy Hochul, the Democratic governor of New York, had already gone further, enacting the first statewide moratorium on their construction in July. — Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2026

Blue Origin is enacting the same fixes for its New Glenn rocket engines, which use seven BE-4s, while having to also rebuild the pad at LC-36 before New Glenn can try and launch again. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026

For most of the book, Jeon-Gi’s first-person voice remains suspended in the uneasy space of his childhood consciousness, re-enacting the uncertainty and confusion of adolescence. — Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026

O’Neill was a social and fiscal moderate opposed to enacting a state income tax. — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2026

Towns and cities are enacting bans on construction seemingly by the day, including in nearby areas in Washington, out of fears of higher electricity bills, pollution and AI taking their jobs. — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026