Execrate and Sanction

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Execrate verb - To declare to be morally wrong or evil.

Usage example: leaders from around the world execrated the terrorists responsible for the bomb blast

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Sanction is an antonym for execrate.

Sanction verb - To give official acceptance of as satisfactory.

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Execrate is an antonym for sanction.

Nearby Words: sanctioned, sanctity, sanctioning

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Sanction and Execrate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/execrate/sanction

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