Authorization
Authorization noun - The approval by someone in authority for the doing of something.
Usage example: you will need the authorization of the council before you can act
Repression is an antonym for authorization.
Repression
Repression noun - The checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others.
Authorization is an antonym for repression.
How words are described
| personal | personal authorization | personal repression |
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Repression and Authorization. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/authorization/repression
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Repression or Authorization. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/authorization/repression.
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