ENACTMENTS Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

enactments

noun

plural of enactment

as in laws

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

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as in executions

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

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Recent Examples of enactments Featuring interviews from a wide range of people across the ideological spectrum, as well as top-tier acting talent for historical re-enactments, this is a prestige series that's worth checking out. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 19 June 2026 The genre by definition requires re-enactments, and does the act of gathering a bunch actors and going to Tehran (or Morocco) give more credibility to the project than having a computer do it? — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026 The day brings indigenous Andean music, colorful traditional attire and historical re-enactments of Inca ceremonies. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026 Barbie Ferreira stars as a young woman working as a content moderator for a TikTok-like video platform, discovers what appears to be re-enactments of murders from the original film. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 12 Apr. 2026 Volkspele were historical cosplay events for preteens, musical re-enactments of the Great Trek — the 19th-century migration of Afrikaner settlers away from British rule, heading inland in ox-wagons, that has been mythologized through tales of women and children crossing the Drakensberg barefoot. — Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026 Instead, in order to protect their identities, their words are read aloud during re-enactments by powerhouse actresses such as Emma Thompson (who squeezes herself beneath an axle) and Kate Dickie (performing, as the nurse, on all fours on Kenmure Street itself). — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 1 Feb. 2026 Director Mohammed Ali Naqvi’s film uses drone footage and re-enactments to tell the story of eight passengers dangling from a cable car over a ravine after a wire snaps. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 21 Jan. 2026 History sprang to life at Old Poway Park with historical re-enactments at the Rendezvous in Poway event. — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2025

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Noun

For these shoppers, switching to a card or digital wallet may not be a simple alternative, hence the existence of cash-payment laws.

— Brian Delp, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Jim Zouras, a Chicago attorney who’s represented people in hundreds of Illinois privacy lawsuits, said the state has constructed many new data centers since enacting its privacy laws.

— John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of laws

Noun

Although umbrella insurance is far from perfect ― for instance, intentional acts are generally excluded ― umbrella insurance can provide much larger coverage amounts for things already covered by other policies with lower limits.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
The character is renowned in the wizarding world for his many heroic deeds, though he’s later revealed as a fraud who took credit for the acts of others after erasing part of their memories.

— Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of acts

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These include six Illinois towns where data centers have been canceled since last year, and 13 which have enacted moratoriums or restrictive ordinances, according to Robinson Meyer, Heatmap’s executive editor.

— John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
All seven council members voted unanimously to approve the site plan, telling residents the vote was procedural — simply on whether or not the plan fits the city's ordinances.

— Trevor Sochocki, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of ordinances

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If everything else goes to plan, Tentsile will begin early fulfillment deliveries in May and standard fulfillments in August.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2026
Palestinians and Israeli Jews also came to regard the other side’s actions as fulfillments of their own national nightmares, ethnic cleansing for one and extermination for the other.

— Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025

Definition of fulfillments

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Also, in many states, victims’ rights amendments guarantee to victims of crimes the opportunity to participate in criminal trials, and frequently constrain defendants’ rights.

— Quinn Yeargain, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026
However, proponents of workplace surveillance say that the amendments are not enough to secure their support for the bill.

— Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of amendments

Noun

The two encouraged one another privately, celebrated each other’s accomplishments and eventually became fixtures in each other’s lives.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026
Beyond the plagiarism allegations, Cofnas also raised doubt about Arday's background and personal accomplishments.

— Inaya Folarin Iman, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

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