Stink and Sanction

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Stink noun - A feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent.

Usage example: many town residents raised an unholy stink about the proposal to increase taxes yet again

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Sanction is an antonym for stink.

Nearby Words: stinking, stinker, stinky

Sanction noun - The approval by someone in authority for the doing of something.

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Stink is an antonym for sanction.

Nearby Words: sanctioned, sanctity, sanctioning

royal stink

royal sanction

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