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AUTHORIZATION Antonyms

There are 6 antonyms of the word authorization. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For AUTHORIZATION

WordSaveSyns..UsageType
denial

noun

n

noun

• the act of refusing to comply (as with a request)

• the act of asserting that something alleged is not true

• (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts

• renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others

• a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him

disapproval

noun

n

noun

• a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing

• the expression of disapproval

• an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group

• the act of disapproving or condemning

embargo

noun

n

noun

• a government order imposing a trade barrier

verb

• ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons

• prevent commerce

prohibition

noun

n

noun

• a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages

• a decree that prohibits something

• the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment

• refusal to approve or assent to

• the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)

refusal

noun

n

noun

• the act of refusing

• a message refusing to accept something that is offered

restriction

noun

n

noun

• a principle that limits the extent of something

• an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)

• the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)

Alternatives for DENIAL

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Alternatives for DISAPPROVAL

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Alternatives for EMBARGO

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Alternatives for PROHIBITION

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Alternatives for REFUSAL

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Alternatives for RESTRICTION

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