Antonyms for sanction
ˈsæŋk ʃənsanc·tion

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1. sanction

   Abet and instigate are now used almost without exception in a bad sense; one may incite either to good or evil. One incites or instigates to the doing of something not yet done, or to increased activity or further advance in the doing of it; one abets by giving sympathy, countenance, or substantial aid to the doing of that which is already projected or in process of commission. Abet and instigate apply either to persons or actions, incite to persons only; one incites a person to an action. A clergyman will advocate the claims of justice, aid the poor, encourage the despondent, support the weak, uphold the constituted authorities; but he will not incite to a quarrel, instigate a riot, or abet a crime. The originator of a crime often instigates or incites others to abet him in it, or one may instigate or incite others to a crime in the commission of which he himself takes no active part. Compare HELP.

   Antonyms:
   baffle, confound, counteract, denounce, deter, disapprove, disconcert, discourage, dissuade, expose, frustrate, hinder, impede, obstruct

   Synonyms:
   abet, advocate, aid, assist, countenance, embolden, encourage, incite, instigate, promote, support, uphold

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1. sanctionnoun

   Antonyms:
   nullification, disallowance, discountenance, prohibition

   Synonyms:
   rectification, authorization, authority, countenance, support, seal, allowance

2. sanctionverb

   Synonyms:
   authorize, countenance, confirm, ratify

Matched Categories

1. • Approve
   • Authorize
   • Social Control

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sanction, countenance, endorsement, indorsement, warrant, imprimaturnoun

   formal and explicit approval

   "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"

   Synonyms:
   endorsement, second, stock warrant, kisser, phiz, secondment, warranty, authorization, physiognomy, warrant, mug, indorsement, blurb, countenance, guarantee, stock-purchase warrant, imprimatur, warrantee, smiler, visage, authority, authorisation

2. sanctionnoun

   a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards

   Synonyms:
   countenance, imprimatur, endorsement, indorsement, authority, authorisation, warrant, authorization

3. authority, authorization, authorisation, sanctionnoun

   official permission or approval

   "authority for the program was renewed several times"

   Synonyms:
   endorsement, potency, government agency, countenance, federal agency, assurance, authorization, self-confidence, warrant, say-so, self-assurance, indorsement, agency, dominance, sureness, confidence, bureau, office, imprimatur, authority, empowerment, authorisation, mandate

4. sanctionverb

   the act of final authorization

   "it had the sanction of the church"

   Synonyms:
   countenance, imprimatur, endorsement, indorsement, authority, authorisation, warrant, authorization

5. approve, O.K., okay, sanctionverb

   give sanction to

   "I approve of his educational policies"

   Synonyms:
   approve, okay

6. sanctionverb

   give authority or permission to

   Synonyms:
   approve, okay

7. sanctionverb

   give religious sanction to, such as through on oath

   "sanctify the marriage"

   Synonyms:
   approve, okay

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1. sanctionnoun

   Synonyms:
   confirmation, ratification, authorization, penalty, punishment

2. sanctionverb

   Synonyms:
   confirm, ratify, approve, countenance

How to use sanction in a sentence?

1. Senator Paul:

   There's a very easy compromise, we should define what serious human rights abuses are. Otherwise we have a definition you can drive a truck through, and you can sanction anybody in the world.

2. Sonia Guajajara:

   We are calling on the European community to support us so that each of them in their country can pressure companies, pressure parliamentarians, so they can adopts laws that guarantee the traceability of products and their production chain, also, it must enable them to sanction companies that buy and get their supplies from conflict zones.

3. Lila Rose:

   The lives of children are just as valuable as the lives of adults, and it should be every politician’s most pressing duty to ensure our laws protect the most vulnerable, instead, Harris wants the law to sanction the greatest human rights abuse and mass slaughter of children our nation has ever seen.

4. Tilak Doshi:

   The forceful implementation of U.S. sanctions on Venezuelan crude exports, the greater-than-expected recent Saudi crude output cut ... and the uncertainty over U.S. sanction exemptions on Iranian crude have all served to strengthen sour crudes relative to sweet benchmarks such as Brent.

5. Patrick Pouyanne:

   The best way to be sanction bullet proof is to have no sanction.

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