Declined and Sanctioned

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Declined adjective - Bending downward or forward.

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Sanctioned is an antonym for declined.

Sanctioned adjective - Ordered or allowed by those in authority.

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Declined is an antonym for sanctioned.

Nearby Words: sanction, sanctioning

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Sanctioned and Declined. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/declined/sanctioned

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