What's another word for

What is another word for sanctioned?

Need synonyms for sanctioned? Here's a list of similar words from our thesaurus that you can use instead.

Adjective
▲
Having the approval or authorization of an authority or public body
authorisedUK
authorizedUS
official
accepted
accredited
allowed
approved
confirmed
empowered
licencedUK
licensedUS
okayed
permitted
warranted
recognizedUS
recognisedUK
legal
certified
lawful
legitimate
authoritative
orthodox
endorsed
established
ratified
formal
customary
traditional
supported
regular
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Conforming to, permitted by, or recognized by law or rules
legal
lawful
legitimate
licit
allowed
authorisedUK
authorizedUS
constitutional
permissible
valid
allowable
legalisedUK
legalizedUS
permitted
proper
rightful
acceptable
admissible
legit
official
statutory
warranted
binding
enforceable
fair
just
licencedUK
licensedUS
right
sound
statutable
above board
genuine
honest
ex cathedra
kosher
upright
within the law
aboveboard
acknowledged
bona fide
card-carrying
chartered
condign
contractual
decreed
de jure
due
enforced
enforcible
enjoined
granted
innocent
judged
justifiable
justified
ordained
passed
precedented
prescribed
protected
straight
sure enough
on the level
on the up and up
sustainable
endurable
understandable
plausible
manageable
believable
brookable
feasible
viable
forgivable
well-founded
imaginable
thinkable
convincing
workable
livable
reasoned
defendable
coherent
realistic
conceivable
maintainable
solid
grounded
explainable
able to hold water
fit
vindicable
righteous
respectable
arguable
attainable
achievable
condonable
remissible
doable
practicable
affordable
expected
predictable
inevitable
mortal
creditable
normal
natural
foreseeable
cogent
unsurprising
accountable
compelling
supposable
comprehensible
cogitable
earthly
explicable
pragmatic
lucid
congruent
persuasive
dinkum
to be expected
anticipated
par for the course
on the cards
practical
equitable
commonsensical
objective
sober
decent
advisable
prudent
thoughtful
impartial
commonsense
sapient
moderate
restrained
conservative
controlled
reflective
sane
temperate
analytical
unprejudiced
informed
thought-out
well-thought-out
firm
levelheaded
cognitive
unexcessive
level-headed
analytic
fair-minded
open to reason
evenhanded
well-advised
in one's right mind
based on good sense
ratiocinative
making sense
clear-cut
full of common sense
unbiased
standing to reason
politic
well-grounded
knowing
cerebral
well grounded
thinking
commonsensible
together
cool
circumspect
consistent
well thought out
well advised
unextreme
well reasoned
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Generally accepted, recognized or admitted
acknowledged
accepted
accredited
approved
confirmed
recognisedUK
recognizedUS
admitted
declared
authorisedUK
authorizedUS
confessed
answered
established
proclaimed
returned
unquestioned
avowed
conceded
proper
rightful
sworn
true
unchallenged
undisputed
undoubted
well-known
agreed
correct
genuine
just
known
professed
agreed upon
commonly accepted
generally accepted
widely recognized
more ❯
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
entitled
fit
eligible
at leisure
without constraint
egalitarian
equal
classless
Adjective
▲
In force
enforced
imposed
required
compulsory
constrained
dictated
necessary
prescribed
mandatory
obligatory
ordained
coerced
compelled
involuntary
requisite
unavoidable
binding
contractual
demanded
exacted
forced
impelled
inescapable
necessitated
obliged
stipulated
advocated
charged
enjoined
established
executed
invoked
kept
pressed
prevalent
carried out
de rigueur
forced upon
all-important
key
paramount
significant
urgent
compelling
of the essence
pre-eminent
fundamental
consequential
high-priority
pressing
of the utmost importance
of great consequence
burning
central
vitally important
life-and-death
acute
basic
principal
chief
cardinal
momentous
wanted
quintessential
substantive
prime
all important
constitutive
decisive
primary
foremost
intrinsic
core
called-for
leading
capital
exigent
fixed
appropriate
heavy
proper
meat-and-potatoes
conventional
very important
standard
normal
desired
customary
usual
expedient
inherent
preeminent
rudimentary
bottom-line
elementary
innate
specified
main
major
nitty-gritty
radical
deciding
focal
serious
meaningful
incumbent on
determinative
great
earth-shattering
life-or-death
much needed
weighty
lacking
king
lacked
telling
curricular
right-hand
basal
commanding
irremissible
number one
assigned
everything
climacteric
unconsenting
official
strategic
reluctant
grudging
mission-critical
business-critical
underlined
begrudging
fatal
preferred
acceptable
correct
fitting
determining
world-shaking
name-of-the-game
characteristic
structural
influential
big
dominant
rudimental
profound
staple
natural
underlying
coal-and-ice
overruling
primal
premier
overriding
predominant
foundational
constitutional
elemental
constituent
salient
will-less
indissoluble
irrevocable
unalterable
climactic
grand
supreme
top
ruling
master
connected
component
outstanding
far-reaching
grave
name of game
against one's will
against one's wishes
desperate
conclusive
unbreakable
at the heart of
dire
importunate
emergency
extreme
immediate
drastic
intense
sore
impelling
crying
parlous
emergent
terrible
clamant
driving
permanent
regulation
orthodox
life and death
top-priority
very great
done
ubiquitous
bounden
comme il faut
socially obligatory
right
a must
au fait
conforming to accepted standards
counted upon
most important
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Of or pertaining to prescribing or enjoining, especially an action or behavior based on a norm or standard
prescriptive
authoritarian
dictatorial
dogmatic
rigid
despotic
tyrannical
arbitrary
binding
classical
coercive
conventional
customary
enforceable
insistent
limiting
narrow
oppressive
pontifical
repressive
traditional
accepted
authoritative
bossy
didactic
doctrinaire
inflexible
legislating
normative
preceptive
prescribed
strict
unbending
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
settled on
fixed
agreed
set
arranged
settled
allotted
determined
established
scheduled
prearranged
noble
voted
picked out
invited
aristocratic
vetted
voted in
advocated
commended
specially chosen
praised
suggested
upper-class
decided
predetermined
rarefied
limited
entitled
honouredUK
cliquish
honoredUS
installed
prescribed
preordained
decreed
programmed
planned
preset
controlled
pre-planned
given
arranged in advance
preplanned
pre-established
intended
indulged
fortunate
posh
private
arranged beforehand advance
decided beforehand
cliquey
restricted
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Chosen or nominated as good or suitable for a given title or position
named
chosen
nominated
selected
anointed
designated
favouredUK
favoredUS
identified
specified
announced
appointed
assigned
cited
commissioned
declared
delegated
elected
ordained
picked
approved
authorisedUK
authorizedUS
certified
classified
consecrated
deputed
individuated
pegged
preferred
vested
drafted
entrusted
mentioned
supported
tabbed
decided upon
settled on
singled out
opted for
elite
recommended
privileged
ideal
screened
special
best-liked
fave
advantaged
lucky
in
endorsed
recherché
noble
specially selected
well-liked
recherche
pet
most-liked
fancied
invited
blue-ribbon
blue-eyed
aristocratic
liked
finest
crack
prize
vetted
settled upon
primary
standard
advocated
commended
specially chosen
top-quality
first-choice
praised
upper-class
sweetheart
blessed
rarefied
limited
number one
entitled
honouredUK
cliquish
honoredUS
programmed
planned
preset
controlled
pre-planned
arranged in advance
preplanned
pre-established
intended
indulged
fortunate
posh
private
arranged beforehand advance
decided beforehand
cliquey
restricted
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
accepted
confirmed
validated
OKed
consented to
certified
okayed
supported
let
given leave for
gave leave for
more ❯
“He may seem ready to sanction the use of force.”
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
launched
put in place
set in motion
started
put in motion
created
founded
found
originated
pioneered
developed
planted
innovated
brought into being
instigated
began
commenced
produced
begun
opened
kicked off
started up
set off
generated
assembled
caused
instilled
put together
invented
built
constructed
bred
started off
catalyzedUS
opened up
brought on
laid the foundations of
engendered
catalysedUK
activated
hatched
brought in
got going
announced
put in
brought into existence
brought to pass
set going
started the ball rolling
designed
set the ball rolling
triggered
prompted
invested
embarked on
gotten going
forged
gave rise to
actualized
incorporated
devised
composed
placed
presented
heralded
come out with
implanted
lodged
rooted
got underway
laid the first stone of
instated
inculcated
brought
spearheaded
promoted
enrooted
engineered
put up
set forth
crafted
fashioned
authored
fabricated
machinated
affected
floated
secured
knocked up
knocked together
kick-started
set out
dreamt up
made up
incited
set about
led the way
led
leaded
embedded
induced
contrived
conceived
discovered
concocted
given rise to
fostered
shaped
cooked up
inserted
fathered
gotten under way
got under way
sown the seeds of
sowed the seeds of
inseminated
spawned
crowned
anointed
kindled
enthroned
consecrated
impressed
set down
infixed
inspired
masterminded
actuated
came out with
triggered off
whipped up
translated into
put
gotten off the ground
entered into
laid the cornerstone of
got off the ground
materializedUS
signalledUK
signaledUS
entrenched
occasioned
conceived of
materialisedUK
mouldedUK
provoked
turned out
offered
cast
issued
moldedUS
elicited
invoked
started out
knocked off
fronted
contributed to
structured
ushered
infused
injected
sowed
sown
unveiled
commissioned
evolved
guided
entered
anchored
blazed a trail
shown in
compered
imprinted
yielded
brought forward
grafted
engrafted
ingrained
directed
precipitated
imbedded
rang in
shope
erected
preceded
inset
laid the first stone
emceed
thought up
shepherded
settled
threw together
did
beared
sparked off
enkindled
fired up
set a trend
got the show on the road
phased in
put on
burst into
embarked upon
bowed
stirred up
led off
put forward
admitted into office
paved the way
put in gear
started ball rolling
leaded the way for
hosted
entered upon
got off
made the first move
struck into
put into operation
revolutionizedUS
led to
begot
begat
begotten
based
rung in
realizedUS
realisedUK
rigged
pieced
rendered
modernizedUS
germinated
thrown together
exercised
got things rolling
gotten things rolling
positioned
moored
threw up
signified
sworn in
broken the ice
revolutionisedUK
consolidated
modernisedUK
stuck
broke the ice
swore in
celebrated
marked
done
broached
portended
foreshadowed
initiated things
proposed
sold
named
escorted
headed
laid the foundation
harbingered
steered
knelled
indicated
showed
piloted
betokened
crystallizedUS
started ball rolling on
setted
coined
stimulated
brainstormed
energizedUS
necessitated
ignited
empowered
helped
accompanied
buried
insinuated
impacted
intrenched
imagined
bedded
engrained
transpired
broken new ground
broke new ground
marked the start of
prepared the way
anteceded
gave notice of
made a start
given notice of
made possible
baptizedUS
yolden
yold
marshalledUK
designated
chartered
assisted
delegated
marshaledUS
routed
captained
bossed
ingrafted
improvised
prepared
fastened
insetted
seated
deputed
schemed
convoyed
trailblazed
mustered
conjured
got in operation
debuted
brewed
hammered out
kicked something off
thrown up
worked up
got something moving
made a start on
opened the way for
got going with
touched off
sparked
stabilizedUS
leaded the way in
nailed down
got something going
revved
linked
cultivated
fallen to
solidified
steadied
smoothed the path of
moved
trail-blazed
colonizedUS
crystallisedUK
got
rivetted
got going on
meaned
hardened
logged on
evoked
got the ball rolling
stayed put
introed
blazed
got up
parented
blazed the trail
broke in
bound
gotten off
quarterbacked
achieved
stiffened
gave birth to
procreated
glued
explored
laid the groundwork on
made for
laid
baptisedUK
patented
laid the groundwork for
affixed
run up
switched on
fell to
gotten going on
motivated
spurred
setted in place
mapped out
coupled
commenced on
influenced
tied
drummed into
broken in
caught
jumped into
brought out
facilitated
pushed the envelope
energisedUK
admitted to office
rigidified
received
paved the way for
setted the scene for
turned on
prepared the way for
went out in front
got something functioning
stabilisedUK
congealed
fixed up
connected
got working
knocked down
sticked
allowed to happen
admitted
pinned
jumped
laid foundation
colonisedUK
multiplied
opened the door to
pushed off
brought forth
run things
brought up the curtain on
gone out in front
planned
took the lead in
riveted
given birth to
got cracking on
opened the door
started on
caused to be
meant
rolled out
helmed
setted the ball rolling on
performed
taken the lead in
got functioning
located
got something off the ground
settled up
cleared the way for
prefaced
thickened
expedited
endowed
added gradually
persuaded
got something working
cemented
broke ground
broken ground
putten
shown
gave
given
made to happen
made happen
ran up
frozen to
froze to
administered an oath to
taken the first step
took the first step
took the initiative
taken the initiative
got the jump on
ran things
gotten the jump on
got started
gotten started
took on
taken on
took
seen
taken
saw
drawn on
drew on
gotten up
gotten ball rolling
taken up
took action on
broke the ice on
took up
got feet wet
taken action on
gotten feet wet
got ball rolling
broken the ice on
gotten
gotten show on road
broken the seal
broke into
got show on road
broken into
broke the seal
taken the lead on
showed the way on
shown the way on
showed the way
taken the initiative in
took the initiative in
shown the way
took the lead on
taken the lead
took the lead
broken through
broke through
showed around
shown out
showed someone the way
showed out
shown around
shown someone the way
stationed
ensconced
grounded
centeredUS
landed
centralizedUS
centralisedUK
centredUK
fixt
domiciliated
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
underwrote
given a boost to
given
spoke in favour of
spoken in favour of
gave a push to
gone along with
given a push to
went along with
rode shotgun for
ridden shotgun for
gotten on bandwagon
got on bandwagon
gone with
went with
ran interference for
spoken well of
gave a tip
spoken favourably of
spoke highly of
given a tip
spoken highly of
spoke well of
spoke favourably of
taken on
gotten into
gone in for
took on
taken up
went in for
took up
given a boost
gave a boost
given one's blessing to
gave one's blessing to
taken someone's part
threw in with
given help to
thrown in with
thrown in one's lot with
took someone's part
took one's side
taken one's side
gave help to
threw in one's lot with
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to impose a sanction or penalty on
chastised
disciplined
penalisedUK
penalizedUS
punished
brought to book
disciplined someone for
rapped someone's knuckles
slapped someone's wrist
threw the book at
thrown the book at
condemned
sentenced
beat
hurt
corrected
chastened
castigated
mistreated
whipped
scalped
walloped
lashed
abused
got
murdered
caned
wallopped
thumped
oppressed
misust
misused
flogged
injured
battered
scourged
harmed
skinned
reproved
exiled
brought someone to book
fined
dismissed
defrocked
switched
cuffed
executed
beat up
recompensed
attended to
cracked down on
skinned alive
dropped on
come down on
meted out punishment to
incarcerated
blacklisted
come down on like a ton of bricks
roughed up
rapped knuckles
knocked about
slapped wrist
manhandled
made an example of
expelled
punished severely
rebuked
admonished
trained
taught someone a lesson
paddled
debarred
spanked
immured
taught a lesson
visited
lectured
reprimanded
gotten
beaten
gat
gave it to someone
given someone what for
done in
given a going-over
gave the works
came down on like a ton of bricks
beaten up
gave someone the works
given a lesson to
came down on
gave a lesson to
given it to someone
given someone the works
gave a going over
tore down
given a going over
gave a going-over
gave someone what for
given the works
torn down
did in
more ❯
“We are currently examining the different means at our disposal to sanction them.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to cease to endorse
disendorsed
Verb
▲
Past tense for to ask someone to do something in an urgent manner
urged
pressed
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
manoeuvredUK
maneuveredUS
moved
nagged
nudged
propelled
solicited
proposed
stimulated
wheedled
advanced
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
▲
(arrive at) Past tense for to reach (a conclusion or decision)
arrived
reached
achieved
attained
established
accomplished
gained
negotiated
struck
stricken
clinched
hit
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 provide an acceptable explanation for
excused
defended
justified
rationalisedUK
rationalizedUS
vindicated
explained
mitigated
warranted
pretexted
whitewashed
alibied
appeased
cleared
covered
explained away
made a case for
provided a justification for
provided an explanation for
Verb
▲
Past tense for to express approval or admiration of
praised
commended
acclaimed
complimented
extolled
lauded
admired
aggrandized
celebrated
endorsed
honoredUS
honouredUK
applauded
appreciated
cheered
congratulated
eulogisedUK
eulogizedUS
hailed
spoke highly of
spoken highly of
accredited
ballyhooed
boosted
credited
encouraged
heaped praise on
panegyrized
paid tribute to
saluted
sang the praises of
sung the praises of
toasted
touted
advocated
approved of
built up
cracked up
ennobled
expressed admiration for
expressed approval of
handed it to
paid homage to
paid respects to
proclaimed
puffed up
raved about
recommended
said nice things about
showed appreciation for
shown appreciation for
spoke well of
spoken well of
waxed lyrical about
bigged up
big upped
cited
clapped
cried someone up
cried something up
cried up
dignified
distinguished
went into raptures about
gone into raptures about
made much of
praised to the skies
took one's hat off to
taken one's hat off to
threw bouquets at
thrown bouquets at
glorified
emblazoned
approved
countenanced
mentioned
built
stroked
looked on with favour
heard it for
gave a posy
given a posy
bigged something up
flattered
raved
exalted
hymned
blest
blessed
rhapsodized over
rhapsodizedUS
magnified
waxed lyrical
rhapsodisedUK
praised enthusiastically
gushed about
enthused over
enthused about
gushed over
gushed
effused
cracked someone up
cracked something up
enthused
slobbered
drooled
fussed
effervesced
expressed delight over
welcomed
lionizedUS
adored
venerated
revered
caroledUS
resounded
carolledUK
felicitated
idolizedUS
rooted
pushed
lionisedUK
rhapsodized about
worshippedUK
worshipedUS
raved over
idolisedUK
put on a pedestal
went into raptures over
gone into raptures over
went on about
gone on about
bubbled over
carried on about
got all worked up
went wild about
gone wild about
adulated
vaunted
commemorated
belauded
reverenced
hugged
paid respects
acknowledged
bragged about
given a bouquet
gave a bouquet
given bouquet
gave bouquet
overstated
spouted
went into raptures
gone into raptures
gone mad
gone crazy
gone wild
went wild
went mad
went crazy
jabbered
chattered
babbled
blathered
bubbled
rejoiced with
made too much of
overstated the case
made a to-do
prattled
wished joy to
fell all over
went over the top
got carried away
prated
gone over the top
fallen all over
made a to-do over
wished happy returns
patted on back
oozed
talked excitedly
wished one well
sang paeans to
sung paeans to
given kudos
gave kudos
given approval
gave approval
sung
sang
given it up for
gave it up for
sang praises of
sung praises of
taken off hat to
took off hat to
sang praises
sung praises
given a boost to
gave a boost to
gave regards
given regards
gave a big cigar
given a big cigar
shown enthusiasm
showed enthusiasm
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to predict, prophesy, or tell of future events
presaged
augured
foretold
prophesied
portended
foreshadowed
boded
bode
signified
forecast
forecasted
heralded
predicted
announced
betokened
foreboded
foretokened
indicated
prognosticated
promised
signalledUK
signaledUS
vaticinated
called
denoted
felt
harbingered
meant
meaned
omened
pointed to
read
sensed
spelledUS
threatened
adumbrated
divined
foresaw
foreseen
forewarned
intuited
soothsaid
warned of
foreran
forerun
foreshowed
foreshown
forespelled
warned
added up to
amounted to
gave a warning of
given a warning of
had a feeling
Verb
▲
Past tense for to lease or hire by charter
chartered
hired
leased
rented
rent
engaged
reserved
bespoke
bespake
bespoken
booked
book
commissioned
employed
allowed
borrowed
contracted
let
permitted
took on
taken on
paid for the use of
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
Find more words!
Use * for blank tiles (max 2) Advanced Search Advanced Search
Use * for blank spaces Advanced Search
Advanced Word Finder
Advertisement
Advertisement

See Also

Nearby Words
sanctioned by law
sanctioning
sanctions
sanctities
sanctitude
sanctitudes
sanctionably
sanctionable
sanction
sanctimony
sanctimonious person
sanctimoniousness
10-letter Words Starting With
s
sa
san
sanc
sanct
sancti
sanctio
sanction
sanctione
Advertisement
Find Synonyms
go
Sponsored Content
Advertisement
Word Tools Finders & Helpers Other Languages More Synonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Rhymes
Sentences
Nouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs
Plural
Singular
Past Tense
Present Tense
Word Unscrambler
Words With Friends
Scrabble
Crossword / Codeword
Français
Español
Italiano
Deutsch
Home
iOS / Android App
About Us
Contact Us
Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
A B C D E F G H I J K L M
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Antonyms
A B C D E F G H I J K L M
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Copyright WordHippo © 2020