Synonyms of sanctioning

sanctioning 1 of 2

noun

as in approval

Related Words

• approval
• permission
• endorsement
• clearance
• ratification
• authorization
• legislation
• passing
• enactment
• institution
• founding
• establishment
• validation
• legitimization
• formalization
• legalization
• legitimation

Dissimilar Words

• veto
• overruling
• abolition
• cancellation
• override
• dissolution
• avoidance
• overturn
• repeal
• abrogation
• annulment
• abatement
• abolishment
• invalidation
• nullification
• negation
• abortion
• voiding
• defeasance
• countermand
• quashing
• recall
• rescindment
• calling off

sanctioning

2 of 2

verb

present participle of sanction

as in approving

to give official acceptance of as satisfactory

the administration will sanction almost any field trip with educational value

Synonyms & Similar Words

• approving
• ratifying
• confirming
• endorsing
• authorizing
• finalizing
• accepting
• formalizing
• accrediting
• signing
• warranting
• acknowledging
• homologating
• approbating
• affirming
• clearing
• validating
• certifying
• OK'ing
• permitting
• blessing
• enabling
• legalizing
• sanctifying
• licensing
• passing
• allowing
• canonizing
• rubber-stamping
• initialing
• reapproving
• signing off (on)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denying
• rejecting
• prohibiting
• declining
• disallowing
• vetoing
• disapproving
• forbidding
• banning
• proscribing
• enjoining
• negativing
• turning down
• ignoring
• interdicting
• disregarding
• neglecting
• refusing
• overlooking
• illegalizing
• spurning
• rebutting
• rebuffing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sanctioning

Noun

The City of Boca Raton has no official involvement regarding the sanctioning of the party, a spokesperson confirmed to Fox News Digital. — Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026

The sanctioning of high school sports is critical to allow student-athletes to safely participate in sports without the risk of exploitation. — Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025

There is increasing international condemnation and sanctioning of some of the government’s more prominent members who are accused of using genocidal language against the Palestinians in Gaza and elsewhere. — Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 23 Aug. 2025

Verb

The next day, Paxton’s office wrote to the conference warning that sanctioning Tech for supporting Sorsby was against the law and would carry consequences. — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 July 2026

The White House has repeatedly threatened to oust Cuba’s communist regime, sanctioning key figures and state entities, and tightening a trade embargo that has led to a humanitarian crisis in the Caribbean nation. — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 14 July 2026

As Jefferson’s opponents criticized him for sanctioning intervention and neglecting to free the prisoners, his supporters lashed out at the opposing Federalist Party for allegedly orchestrating a rebellion in Spain’s colonies in the first place. — Lindsay Schakenbach Regele, The Conversation, 13 July 2026

As girls’ flag football surges and flag readies for a starring role at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, state officials brace for a broader debate over sanctioning boys’ flag statewide. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

Big 12 administrators also met to consider sanctioning Texas Tech or Sorsby. — Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 15 June 2026

The Oklahoma attorney general’s letter rejected the idea that the Big 12 sanctioning Texas Tech would represent antitrust violations. — Justin Williams, New York Times, 12 June 2026

Those recent incidents and issues have caused NJ Transit — which agreed to carry 40,000 passengers per game in an arrangement with soccer sanctioning body FIFA — to adopt a belt-and-suspenders approach. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026

In February, Santiago Gallon was killed in Mexico, and news stories rehashed his role in sanctioning the hit on Escobar. — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026