Showing Results for "authorizing"

authorizing

ADJECTIVE

founding

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colonizing endowing instituting originating planting

WEAK

setting up

ADJECTIVE

permitting

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allowing granting letting licensing sanctioning tolerating

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lenient permissive

NOUN

agreement

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accord arrangement compliance compromise concession mediation reconciliation understanding

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accession accommodation accordance adjustment affiliation affinity alliance amity approving arbitration assenting bargaining compatibility concert concord concordance conformity congruity consistency correspondence harmony similarity suitableness sympathy union unison verification

WEAK

acceding acknowledging complying concurring endorsing granting ratifying verifying

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denial difference disagreement dissension dissent fight refusal

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discord disharmony dislike dissimilarity disunity divorce hatred hostility incompatibility separation

NOUN

confirmation

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acceptance admission affirmation approval authorization consent corroboration endorsement evidence green light passage recognition testimony verification

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accord agreement assent attestation authentication avowal nod okay passing sanction substantiation support supporting testament testimonial visa witness

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accepting affirming authenticating corroborating go ahead proving sanctioning stamp of approval validating verifying

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denial disagreement disapproval opposition refusal rejection veto

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annulment cancellation contradiction destruction void

NOUN

engineering

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construction manufacturing

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arranging building constructing handling implementing organization organizing systematization systematizing

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harmonization

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accession adjustment compatibility compliance

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accommodation accord accordance affiliation affinity alliance amity approving arbitration arrangement assenting bargaining chime co compromise

WEAK

acceding acknowledging complying

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disagreement

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antagonism discord dislike dissension hatred hostility

NOUN

registration

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booking certification enrollment filing listing

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matriculation recording

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cataloging enrolling keeping records notarization signing up

NOUN

validation

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acceptance affirmation authorization corroboration endorsement proof recognition verification

STRONG

accord admission agreement approval assent attestation authentication avowal consent demonstration evidence nod okay passage passing sanction substantiation support supporting testament testimonial testimony visa warrant witness

WEAK

accepting affirming authenticating corroborating go ahead green light proving sanctioning stamp of approval validating verifying

Antonyms

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denial disagreement disapproval dissension opposition refusal rejection veto

Example Sentences

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Some clients are authorizing him to promise salaries that match or exceed the workers’ Silicon Valley pay—a windfall given China’s lower cost of living.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

I was on the professional staff of the authorizing committee when Congress passed the Chrysler Corporation Loan Guarantee Act of 1979.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

It includes authorizing treatments, choosing healthcare providers, accessing medical records and making end-of-life decisions.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026

UN Security Council mandates authorizing member states to use force are rare.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

She begins to type rapidly on her keyboard, authorizing her decision.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

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