Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb sanction

3 senses of sanction

Sense 1
approve, O.K., okay, sanction -- (give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies")
       => authorize, authorise, pass, clear -- (grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography")

Sense 2
sanction -- (give authority or permission to)
       => empower, authorise, authorize -- (give or delegate power or authority to; "She authorized her assistant to sign the papers")

Sense 3
sanction -- (give religious sanction to, such as through on oath; "sanctify the marriage")
       => approve, O.K., okay, sanction -- (give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies")

Antonyms of adj sanctioning

1 sense of sanctioning

Sense 1
sanctionative, sanctioning -- (implying sanction or serving to sanction; "the guardian's duties were primarily sanctionative rather than administrative")

INDIRECT (VIA enabling) -> disabling, disqualifying -- (depriving of legal right; rendering legally disqualified; "certain disabling restrictions disqualified him for citizenship")

Similarity of adj sanctioning

1 sense of sanctioning

Sense 1
sanctionative, sanctioning -- (implying sanction or serving to sanction; "the guardian's duties were primarily sanctionative rather than administrative")
       => enabling (vs. disabling) -- (providing legal power or sanction; "an enabling resolution"; "enabling power")