Synonyms of enactment

enactment

noun

i-ˈnak(t)-mənt 

1

as in act

a rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature

as a result of an enactment by Congress, this breathtaking canyon will be permanently protected from development

Synonyms & Similar Words

• act
• law
• bill
• amendment
• ordinance
• statute
• legislation
• prohibition
• constitution
• decree
• regulation
• edict
• ruling
• rule
• commandment
• directive
• fiat
• common law
• bylaw
• martial law
• restriction
• ground rule
• dictate
• proscription
• command
• canon
• blue law
• capitulary
• encyclical

2

as in execution

the doing of an action

the enactment of the crime is suggested but never actually shown on screen

Synonyms & Similar Words

• execution
• implementation
• fulfillment
• perpetration
• accomplishment
• performance
• prosecution
• achievement
• pursuance
• discharge
• application
• commission
• administration
• management
• handling
• expedition
• practice
• direction
• operation
• dispatch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonperformance
• nonfulfillment

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of enactment

Through her film that moves fluidly between re-enactments and verite documentary styles, Duong crafts an emotionally-wrenching story of family division that leads to peace and healing for a father who left behind siblings in Vietnam. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026

The human remains are thought to be from a different era than the bronze works found, suggesting the enactment of a later ceremony at the site. — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Ewan McGregor brought the house down at Edinburgh’s Central Hall las night with a once-in-a-lifetime re-enactment of his 1992 performance in Joe Orton’s play What the Butler Saw at Salisbury Playhouse. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2026

The only appropriate response to the industry’s rush to build costly, polluting gas plants at the sites of data centers is a pause in development and enactment of new policy guardrails, designed in close consultation with affected communities. — John Kostyack, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026