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sanctioning

verb , present participle of sanction

Synonyms and Antonyms of sanctioning

to give official acceptance of as satisfactory

the administration will sanction almost any field trip with educational value

Synonyms of sanctioning

accrediting, approbating, approving, authorizing, clearing, confirming, finalizing, formalizing, homologating, OK'ing (or okaying), ratifying, warranting

Words Related to sanctioning

accepting, acknowledging, affirming

certifying, endorsing (also indorsing), validating

blessing, canonizing, sanctifying

initialing (or initialling), rubber-stamping, signing, signing off (on)

allowing, enabling, legalizing, licensing (also licencing), passing, permitting

Near Antonyms of sanctioning

banning, enjoining, forbidding, illegalizing, interdicting, prohibiting, proscribing

disregarding, ignoring, neglecting, overlooking

rebuffing, rebutting, refusing, spurning

Antonyms of sanctioning

declining, denying, disallowing, disapproving, negativing, rejecting, turning down, vetoing

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