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Adjective
▲
Having the approval or authorization of an authority or public body
authorisedUK
authorizedUS
approved
official
licencedUK
licensedUS
accepted
accredited
allowed
confirmed
permitted
empowered
warranted
okayed
legitimate
legal
lawful
recognizedUS
recognisedUK
proper
kosher
legit
permissible
licit
certified
allowable
acceptable
legalizedUS
valid
endorsed
more ❯
“An inner cabinet in Tokyo authorized Japan's only officially sanctioned diplomatic initiative.”
Adjective
▲
(free to) Allowed or permitted to do something
free
able
open
allowed
at liberty
approved
authorisedUK
authorizedUS
permitted
unconstrained
unbounded
unhampered
unhindered
unobstructed
unregulated
unrestricted
capable of
in a position to
footloose
uncontrolled
eligible
fit
entitled
licensedUS
enabled
privileged
licencedUK
Adjective
▲
Treated or regarded with partiality
preferred
favoredUS
favouredUK
favouriteUK
favoriteUS
choice
chosen
elect
fancied
ideal
selected
endorsed
handpicked
picked
popular
adopted
approved
culled
elected
liked
select
in
recommended
decided upon
settled upon
singled out
of choice
well-liked
cherry-picked
first-line
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Having been imposed or established by authority
enforced
imposed
prescribed
mandatory
compulsory
obligatory
necessary
required
requisite
forced
involuntary
demanded
unavoidable
binding
stipulated
inescapable
exacted
coerced
compelled
dictated
ordained
contractual
constrained
necessitated
impelled
obliged
advocated
charged
enjoined
established
executed
invoked
kept
de rigueur
carried out
forced upon
more ❯
Verb
▲
To have granted something to someone
allowed
granted
approved
authorizedUS
gave
licensedUS
countenanced
assumed
bestowed
presented
legalizedUS
legitimated
legitimatized
authorisedUK
legalisedUK
licencedUK
endorsed
warranted
ratified
permitted
accredited
OKed
validated
accepted
confirmed
consented to
certified
okayed
let
supported
more ❯
“In the meantime, the prince showed himself ready to sanction the use of violence to bolster his position.”
Verb
▲
To have made a law
established
legislated
laid down
constituted
formulated
ratified
decreed
effected
effectuated
introduced
passed
enacted
instituted
appointed
dictated
initiated
ordained
proclaimed
authorizedUS
brought about
came up with
carried through
inaugurated
inducted
put in force
put through
set up
ushered in
voted in
authorisedUK
installed
made
made into law
practisedUK
practicedUS
more ❯
Verb
▲
To have invested in or provided financial assistance
helped
bankrolled
backed
financed
promoted
sponsored
contributed to
forwarded
furthered the interests of
gave a boost to
gave a donation to
gave backing to
gave money to
invested in
opened doors
subsidisedUK
subsidizedUS
advanced
contributed
endorsed
endowed
favouredUK
gave
buttressed
cooperated
advised
backstopped
bailed out
championed
favoredUS
indorsed
launched
mentored
profited
propped up
reenforced
reinforced
delivered
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to penalize or discipline someone by imposing a sanction or penalty on
penalisedUK
penalizedUS
disciplined
punished
chastised
brought to book
threw the book at
thrown the book at
rapped knuckles
slapped someone's wrist
disciplined someone for
condemned
sentenced
reprimanded
chastened
castigated
come down on
lambasted
read the riot act
put on the mat
reprehended
rebuked
upbraided
let someone have it
come down on like a ton of bricks
carpeted
rapped over the knuckles
laid down the law
dressed down
corrected
reproved
admonished
chided
chid
scolded
chewed out
ragged
pitched into
railed at
found fault with
nagged
came down on
told off
hauled over the coals
criticisedUK
called down
laid into
tongue-lashed
reamed out
cracked down on
ranted at
criticizedUS
meted out punishment to
blasted
laced into
basted
berated
remonstrated with
reproached
taught a lesson
lectured
had a go at
yelled at
reamed
vituperated
blamed
recompensed
wigged
bawled out
vilified
disparaged
sent someone away with a flea in their ear
cautioned
given a rocket
jumped on
put down
trimmed
jawed
expostulated
bollocked
more ❯
“We are currently examining the different means at our disposal to sanction them.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to tolerate the existence or occurrence of something
abode
abided
accepted
allowed
bore
beared
borne
bode
bided
bidden
brooked
countenanced
endured
hacked
permitted
stood
stomached
suffered
supported
sustained
swallowed
took
taken
tolerated
wore
worn
withstood
went along with
gone along with
went with
gone with
lived with
put up with
stood for
stuck out
more ❯
“I can no longer sanction by my silence a system that rests on a foundation of lies.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to champion or endorse a cause
encouraged
championed
endorsed
advocated
backed
supported
favoredUS
favouredUK
espoused
upheld
upholden
countenanced
commended
sustained
seconded
indorsed
patronisedUK
patronizedUS
embraced
touted
affirmed
invited
sided with
backed up
argued for
subscribed to
rooted for
campaigned for
spoke for
spoken for
got behind
gotten behind
agitated for
worked for
went for
gone for
lent support to
pulled for
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to inaugurate into an office or an organization, especially ceremonially
invested
ordained
inducted
installed
instated
inaugurated
authorisedUK
authorizedUS
commissioned
initiated
empowered
warranted
accredited
enabled
qualified
crowned
licensedUS
certified
enthroned
anointed
vested
seated
chartered
licencedUK
consecrated
established
baptisedUK
baptizedUS
charged
honouredUK
honoredUS
provided
adopted
bequeathed
bequoth
bequethen
swore in
sworn in
admitted to office
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to assist, support or back someone in their actions or endeavors
abetted
supported
backed
championed
favouredUK
favoredUS
upheld
upholden
endorsed
helped
holp
holpen
advocated
aided
assisted
furthered
seconded
sustained
backstopped
boosted
countenanced
succoredUS
succouredUK
condoned
expedited
forwarded
prompted
urged
fostered
pushed
spurred
sided with
backed up
propped up
went along with
gone along with
collaborated with
connived with
cooperated with
lent a hand
worked with
connived at
gave a push to
given a push to
colluded with
Verb
▲
Past tense for to offer a recommendation
advised
recommended
suggested
advocated
proposed
urged
advanced
endorsed
pushed
admonished
commended
counselledUK
counseledUS
encouraged
enjoined
espoused
favoredUS
favouredUK
championed
extolled
supported
backed
bid
bade
countenanced
nominated
plugged
prescribed
promoted
exhorted
furthered
moved
prompted
adjured
charged
commanded
indorsed
opined
touted
pressed for
pushed for
argued for
lobbied for
rooted for
spoke for
spoken for
stumped for
called for
campaigned for
put forward
subscribed to
vouched for
spoke favorably of
spoken favorably of
went on record for
gone on record for
spoke in favor of
spoken in favor of
beat the drum for
beaten the drum for
offered recommendation
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to praise, either formally or officially
commended
praised
lauded
acclaimed
applauded
extolled
honouredUK
glorified
honoredUS
complimented
saluted
eulogisedUK
eulogizedUS
admired
panegyrized
hailed
emblazoned
cheered
toasted
ballyhooed
stroked
congratulated
boosted
accredited
approved
clapped
clapt
countenanced
mentioned
paid tribute to
sang the praises of
sung the praises of
paid homage to
spoke highly of
spoken highly of
heaped praise on
bigged up
big upped
waxed lyrical about
cried up
looked on with favour
spoke well of
spoken well of
built up
went into raptures about
gone into raptures about
handed it to
praised to the skies
puffed up
heard it for
gave a posy
given a posy
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to ask someone to do something in an urgent manner
urged
pressed
prest
prompted
goaded
exhorted
begged
encouraged
enjoined
pleaded
pled
prodded
adjured
admonished
beseeched
besought
entreated
implored
pressurisedUK
pressurizedUS
compelled
influenced
pushed
spurred
appealed
constrained
dragooned
insisted
pressured
requested
asked
induced
instigated
maneuveredUS
manoeuvredUK
moved
nagged
nudged
propelled
solicited
proposed
stimulated
wheedled
advanced
beckoned
charged
commended
conjured
countenanced
incited
inspired
promoted
rationalisedUK
rationalizedUS
tempted
egged on
called on
appealed to
insisted on
leaned on
prevailed on
pushed for
put up to
psyched up
put the heat on
tried to persuade
used pressure on
bulldozed into
put pressure on
put the screws on
railroaded into
twisted someone's arm
fired up
Verb
▲
Past tense for to withdraw or cancel funding for
defunded
decapitalized
uncapitalized
starved
starf
storven
withdrew funding
withdrawn funding
ended funding
withdrew backing
withdrawn backing
Verb
▲
(arrive at) Past tense for to reach (a conclusion or decision)
arrived
reached
achieved
attained
established
accomplished
gained
negotiated
struck
stricken
clinched
hit
hat
hitten
ratified
endorsed
signed
thrashed out
worked out
drew up
drawn up
hammered out
put together
settled on
arrived at
came to
come to
decided on
hashed out
Verb
▲
Past tense for to cease to endorse
disendorsed
renounced
repudiated
rescinded
retracted
Verb
▲
Past tense for to consider to be crucial or beneficial
valued
appreciated
rated
esteemed
rated highly
held in high esteem
held in high regard
held dear
had a high opinion of
thought highly of
thought much of
set store by
setted great store by
attached importance to
extolled the virtues of
embraced
respected
admired
prized
cherished
revered
treasured
loved
regarded highly
valued highly
venerated
adored
encouraged
endorsed
liked
relished
valorized
had a penchant for
had a predilection for
had a proclivity for
Verb
▲
Past tense for to feel a desire or liking for
fancied
desired
wanted
liked
craved
loved
desiderated
enjoyed
favoredUS
favouredUK
preferred
relished
adored
coveted
dug
savoredUS
savouredUK
endorsed
longed for
wished for
cared for
dreamt of
felt like
yearned for
hankered after
had a craving for
had a yearning for
hungered for
pined for
took to
taken to
thirsted for
approved of
delighted in
got off on
gotten off on
itched for
rejoiced in
reveled in
revelled in
set one's heart on
took a liking to
taken a liking to
fell for
fallen for
had a yen for
sighed for
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