Synonyms of enacts

enacts

verb

present tense third-person singular of enact

as in passes

to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action

Congress enacts all laws relating to foreign trade and immigration

Synonyms & Similar Words

• passes
• constitutes
• legislates
• approves
• ordains
• dictates
• makes
• ratifies
• authorizes
• reenacts
• lays down
• permits
• executes
• proclaims
• administers
• effects
• decrees
• brings about
• allows
• sanctions
• confirms
• repasses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repeals
• revokes
• abolishes
• kills
• cancels
• invalidates
• reverses
• rescinds
• abrogates
• nullifies
• annuls
• voids
• overturns

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of enacts

Federal law prohibits them from opting into daylight saving time year-round, though that hasn’t stopped 19 states from passing trigger laws to take effect if Congress enacts the necessary legislation. — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

The legislation enacts new work requirements and greater vetting for Medicaid, the low-income program that thousands of Alaskans depend on for healthcare. — Matthew Choi The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026

The rest of the network enacts the decision, as other genes are activated or suppressed farther downstream, but isn’t active in it. — Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

Trump quickly enacts a temporary 10% global levy using a different law. — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2026

Undaunted, Demczur used his squeegee blade to carve a hole in the plaster so the men could kick through the wall to escape—a process Demczur re-enacts for the series. — ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2026

The leader who takes bodyful ownership of their life and enacts disciplined practices to sense its rhythms will not only enjoy greater harmony and wellbeing but bring greater coherence to their work and to their world. — Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

On just one unchanging set, an old-time concert hall designed by Rachel Hauck and made appropriately ominous, a tiny ensemble enacts a whole Greek tragedy of love and sacrifice that goes from the land of the living to the underworld and back. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 22 July 2026

He gets framed by Foster’s kingpin and then enacts a revenge campaign. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 21 July 2026