Synonyms of sanctioned

sanctioned 1 of 2

adjective

as in official

ordered or allowed by those in authority

I cannot believe that this religious cult is a sanctioned student organization

Synonyms & Similar Words

• official
• authorized
• approved
• lawful
• legitimate
• promoted
• endorsed
• permissible
• legal
• suggested
• supported
• licensed
• certified
• regulation
• licit
• legit
• authoritative
• abetted
• canonical
• encouraged
• semiofficial
• ex officio

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unauthorized
• unofficial
• illegal
• unlawful
• unsanctioned
• illicit
• wrongful
• impermissible
• illegitimate
• nonofficial
• lawless
• unapproved
• unlicensed
• verboten

sanctioned

2 of 2

verb

past tense of sanction

as in approved

to give official acceptance of as satisfactory

the administration will sanction almost any field trip with educational value

Synonyms & Similar Words

• approved
• ratified
• confirmed
• endorsed
• authorized
• accepted
• finalized
• formalized
• accredited
• acknowledged
• signed
• warranted
• approbated
• homologated
• affirmed
• cleared
• certified
• permitted
• validated
• licensed
• blessed
• sanctified
• legalized
• enabled
• OK'd
• canonized
• allowed
• passed
• initialed
• rubber-stamped
• reapproved
• signed off (on)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denied
• rejected
• disallowed
• prohibited
• disapproved
• vetoed
• declined
• proscribed
• banned
• turned down
• enjoined
• forbade
• negatived
• ignored
• disregarded
• refused
• neglected
• interdicted
• overlooked
• illegalized
• rebuffed
• rebutted
• spurned

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sanctioned

Adjective

Another sanctioned defendant, Aslhy Javier Galeano Basurto, has also been charged in Nebraska with conspiring to provide material support to Tren de Aragua and other offenses. — Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

Some analysts doubt a deal with Belarus, a sanctioned nation thousands of miles away, would alleviate America’s long-standing reliance on Canadian potash. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026

In many cases, blocking AI without providing a sanctioned alternative simply moves the risk somewhere less visible. — David Matalon, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

The winner of Big Break x Good Good was supposed to receive a sponsorship exemption into the November 12-15 Good Good Championship, a sanctioned PGA Tour event. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026

In addition, a non-sanctioned rolling bedside table had been left in the room, possibly by a previous patient, but staff did not remove it. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026

In response, the party stripped the contest of its sanctioned status. — Zak Hudak, CBS News, 15 Aug. 2026

Paradoxically, the situation in sanctioned nations will actually provide more app freedom. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026

Most of the walkout’s broad base got the message that the era of sanctioned dissent was over. — Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026

Verb

Enetec was sanctioned in July under a presidential executive order authorizing sanctions to Cuban entities posing a direct threat to national security or involved in repression. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

The company is drawing a line between sanctioned and unsanctioned sharing with outside safety groups at the same time the industry is, slowly, inviting those groups in. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

Other sanctioned Iranian airlines, however, have continued flying into Turkey. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Though Amazon assured press this feature will only appear where sanctioned by an author, a pilot version is launching in a new Audible Original of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

The documentary reports that the attorney was later sanctioned over fraudulent billing and lost his law license. — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026

Bluster and bravado are big parts of the playbook for North Korea, an isolated and oft-sanctioned autocracy that the Kim family has ruled since 1948. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Although Iran’s leading pharmaceutical firms are not themselves under sanctions, several of the largest are connected to sanctioned charitable conglomerates or to sanctioned individuals. — Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

Like other death row dramas including Clemency, Just Mercy and Dead Man Walking, this film questions whether there’s really that big a difference between murderous cruelty and state-sanctioned capital punishment. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026