Thesaurus:sanction

Thesaurus:sanction

THESAURUS

sanction

English

Noun

Synonyms

• ban

• boycott

• estoppel (law)

• injunction (law)

• interdiction

• embargo

• penalties

• proscription

• sanction

• taboo

Antonyms

• permission

• endorsement

• support    [WS]

• confirmation

• allowance

• backing

Hypernyms

• prohibition

Various

• blacklist

See also

• Thesaurus:prohibit (verb)

Further reading

• “761. prohibition” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “sanction” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.