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

An investor can be legally clear to trade in Syria and still be one intermediary away from a sanctioned name. — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Californians must purchase their fireworks from a sanctioned booth. — Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 29 June 2026

Though authorities have provided no motive, Yermolaiev's status as a sanctioned former Ukrainian is notable. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026

The Miami Open has hosted wheelchair tennis since 2024, but this year marks the first time top players will compete in a sanctioned tournament for official ranking and points. — Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026

Although quite a few movies have taken place against the whirl of the Cannes Film Festival, only a handful have been shot within sanctioned festival spaces — often because of artistic, logistical and financial constraints. — Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026

In Monday's announcement, the ministry said that companies or individuals in third countries are prohibited from transferring dual-use items from China to the sanctioned American firms. — ABC News, 21 June 2026

The Treasury Department recently fined a company that was co-owned by Sobachevskiy hundreds of millions of dollars for managing a different investment on behalf of a sanctioned Russian oligarch. — Justin Elliott, ProPublica, 18 June 2026

The soccer-ball plan, by contrast, would be a sanctioned affair; Isaacman and Carlos García-Galán, manager of NASA's Moon Base program, are both behind it. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 1 July 2026

Verb

Nearly two years after closing a high-profile sanctioned homeless encampment, the city of Sacramento is now opening its own version. — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026

The Iranians, however, are cashing in immediately via selling their oil, which had been sanctioned. — Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2026

The United States recently sanctioned her for GAESA involvement. — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Secretary of State Marco Rubio sanctioned five Cuban companies, despite Havana’s attempts to liberalize. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 23 June 2026

By late February, Sinokor controlled about 150 very large crude carriers, according to industry estimates — nearly 40% of the global fleet that wasn’t either sanctioned or tied up on long-term leases or regular routes. — Weilun Soon, Fortune, 5 July 2026

By 2050 the shortfall in various scenarios ranges from 100 to 300 MTPA depending on how aggressively new capacity is sanctioned. — David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

In April, the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association sanctioned girls’ flag football as a varsity sport for the 2026-2027 academic year. — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2026

In 2023, the Ukrainian government sanctioned him for allegedly continuing to engage with Russia, paying taxes to Moscow and facilitating business transactions through his liquor business in Crimea, a Ukrainian peninsula which Russia annexed in 2014. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026