Justify and Sanction

Related words

mutual synonyms sentence examples collocations

Justify

Justify verb - To be an acceptable reason for.
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Justify
Antonyms for Justify
Sanction and justify are semantically related in guarantee topic. In some cases you can use "Sanction" instead a verb "Justify".
Nearby Words: justification, justifiable, justified, justifying

Sanction

Sanction verb - To give official acceptance of as satisfactory.
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Sanction
Antonyms for Sanction
Justify and sanction are semantically related in guarantee topic. Sometimes you can use "Justify" instead a verb "Sanction".
Nearby Words: sanctioned, sanctity, sanctioning

Mutual synonyms

Related pairs

Common collocations

action justify action sanction action
actions justify actions sanction actions
heroes justify heroes sanction heroes

Both words in one sentence

  • This doctrine - by the way, as impeccable as anything else derived from the Bible even though the morality stinks - was used to justify slavery down the ages and to give divine sanction to the right of white people to own slaves and rule.
    Source: Slave Race
Cite this Source
Sanction and Justify. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/justify/sanction
Justify & Sanction. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/justify/sanction>.
Sanction or Justify. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/justify/sanction.

Synonyms for justify


Synonyms for sanction

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "justify" and "sanction" have occurred on timeline