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Definitions

unsanctioned

ADJECTIVE
bootleg
Synonyms
STRONGEST
contraband illicit pirated smuggled unauthorized
STRONG
bootlegged
WEAK
black-market under-the-counter unlawful unofficial
Antonyms
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legal permitted
ADJECTIVE
illegitimate
Synonyms
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illegal illicit improper invalid unauthorized unconstitutional unlawful
STRONG
contraband wrong
WEAK
misbegotten spurious supposititious wicked
Antonyms
STRONGEST
authorized good lawful legal legitimate moral proper right
WEAK
blessed ethical justifiable sanctioned warranted
ADJECTIVE
null
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ineffective inoperative invalid unreal worthless
STRONG
bad barren imaginary negative nothing void
WEAK
absent characterless inefficacious nonexistent null and void powerless unavailing useless vain
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worthwhile worthy
STRONG
filled full good profitable true
WEAK
effective effectual valid valuable
ADJECTIVE
unauthorized
Synonyms
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illegal illegitimate pirated unapproved unconstitutional unjustified unlawful unofficial unwarranted wrongful
WEAK
crooked dirty no-no off base out of bounds out of line over the line shady under-the-table wildcat
Antonyms
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authorized ethical good justifiable lawful legal legitimate moral reasonable right warranted
WEAK
allowable official permitted
ADJECTIVE
unofficial
Synonyms
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unauthorized
WEAK
casual contraband officious offstage unorthodox
Antonyms
WEAK
authoritative authorized confirmed official
ADJECTIVE
unofficial
Synonyms
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informal personal
WEAK
off the record private unconfirmed uncorroborated
Antonyms
WEAK
authoritative authorized confirmed official
ADJECTIVE
void
Synonyms
STRONGEST
null
STRONG
avoided bad dead invalid negated voided
WEAK
forceless fruitless ineffective ineffectual inoperative not viable nugatory null and void set aside sterile unconfirmed unenforceable unfruitful unratified unsuccessful useless vain worthless
Antonyms
STRONG
worthy
WEAK
filled full meaningful occupied valid

Example Sentences

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The sanctioned 12, behind the fence, another six, or 10, in the unsanctioned zone.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Jin, founder of Zion Church, was among nearly 20 people arrested in October as Beijing targets unsanctioned Christian churches.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Raad, the external vice president for UCSB’s Associated Students, pointed out that the event began years ago as Floatopia, an unsanctioned beach festival that was later ended through an ordinance.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2026

Hundreds of people showed up to the unsanctioned event in October 2024, which didn’t just become the talk of the daily news, but created an ongoing celebrity lookalike phenomenon.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2025

But the unprovoked and unsanctioned movement enraged the guard.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.