Censurable and Sanctioned

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Censurable adjective - Provoking or likely to provoke protest.

Usage example: the censurable language on the poster resulted in it being taken down

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Sanctioned is an antonym for censurable.

Nearby Words: censure, censured, censuring

Sanctioned adjective - Ordered or allowed by those in authority.

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Censurable is an antonym for sanctioned.

Nearby Words: sanction, sanctioning

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Sanctioned and Censurable. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/censurable/sanctioned

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