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Sanctioned

🔄 Synonyms of "Sanctioned"

7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
canonicalnoun	According to recognised or orthodox rules.
approved	Having received approval.
canonic	canonical
authorized	Explicitly allowed.
legalnoun	Relating to the law or to lawyers.
ratified	formally approved and invested with legal authority
orthodoxnoun	Conforming to the accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Sanctioned"

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Word	Definition
approvedverb	Having received approval.
authorizedverb	Explicitly allowed.
canonic	canonical
canonicalnoun	According to recognised or orthodox rules.
legalnoun	Relating to the law or to lawyers.
orthodoxnoun	Conforming to the accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology.
ratifiedverb	formally approved and invested with legal authority
accepted	Generally approved, believed, or recognized.
accredited	Given official approval after meeting certain standards, as an accredited university; or as disease free cattle.
adopted	a 2009 American independent mockumentary film starring comedian Pauly Shore as himself, "going to Africa to adopt a child, à la Madonna and Angelina Jolie."
allowed	Permitted, authorized.
assented	(finance) Of stocks or bonds: whose holders agree to deposit them by way of assent to an agreement altering their status, as in a readjustment.
attested	Proven; shown to be true with evidence.
authorisedverb	Alternative spelling of authorized. [Explicitly allowed.]
bonded	Joined securely, either with adhesive, heat process or pressure.
condemnednoun	Adjudged or sentenced to punishment, destruction, or confiscation.
confirmed	Verified or ratified.
convictedverb	a 1950 American crime film noir directed by Henry Levin and starring Glenn Ford and Broderick Crawford.
criminalizedverb	(transitive) To make (something) a crime; to make illegal under criminal law; to ban.
dealt	a 2017 American documentary film directed by Luke Korem, about the life and career of Richard Turner, renowned as one of the world's greatest card magicians, though he is completely blind.