Antonyms for Enact
ɛnˈækten·act

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.3 / 4 votes

1. enact

   Antonyms:
   abate, abolish, abrogate, annihilate, annul, destroy, end, end, eradicate, exterminate, extirpate, nullify, obliterate, overthrow, prohibit, remove, repeal, reverse, revoke, set aside, stamp out, subvert, supplant, suppress, terminate

   Synonyms:
   authorize, cherish, confirm, continue, establish, institute, introduce, legalize, promote, reinstate, renew, repair, restore, revive, set up, support, sustain

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. ordain, enactverb

   order by virtue of superior authority; decree

   "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"; "the legislature enacted this law in 1985"

   Synonyms:
   ordain, reenact, act out, order, enact, consecrate, ordinate

2. enact, reenact, act outverb

   act out; represent or perform as if in a play

   "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day"

   Synonyms:
   reenact, act out, ordain, enact

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. revoke

   authorize, legislate

   we authorize your accompanying the president.

   Submitted by JP03 on December 21, 2014  

How to use Enact in a sentence?

1. Jonathan Reiner:

   The DC Hospital Association, where I work, has asked the DC government for permission for hospitals to enact crisis standards of care, and that's coming to every city in the United States.

2. James Watkins:

   So long as states enact fiduciary laws that don't impact a pension plan like a 401(k), they have every right to act.

3. Kevin Moody:

   If they want to have this debate, have it in a political arena, don’t enact ordinances that are blatantly unlawful, tie up local townships, expose them to liability, and tie up companies.

4. Paul Ryan:

   I can only hope and assume our nominee will want to enact the bold conservative agenda that we’re offering, it’s something everybody running for president should easily support.

5. Maria Tam:

   The emergency legislation is something that is left behind by the colonial British government. It's nothing to do with the Basic Law. It's entirely in the power of the highly autonomous region, at the moment there are still plenty of tools. We have different articles in the police force ordinance and articles in the public order ordinance which we can still invoke to control the situation. We haven't got to the stage when we really have to engage in enacted laws by the chief executive with the executive council to, for example, enact anti-mask or interception of internet messages. We're quite a distance from that.

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