Rejection and Sanction

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Rejection

Rejection noun - An unwillingness to grant something asked for.
Usage example: the judge's swift rejection of the lawyer's request for a recess
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Antonyms for Rejection
Sanction is an antonym for rejection in denial topic.
Nearby Words: reject, rejected, rejecting, rejector, rejecter

Sanction

Sanction noun - The approval by someone in authority for the doing of something.
Usage example: you cannot make a student video without your faculty advisor's sanction of its subject matter prior to shooting
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Antonyms for Sanction
Rejection is an antonym for sanction in authorization topic.
Nearby Words: sanctioned, sanctity, sanctioning
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full full rejection full sanction
painful painful rejection painful sanction
social social rejection social sanction
ultimate ultimate rejection ultimate sanction
Other adjectives: final, official.
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