sanctions Synonym

dependency, territory, colony, dominion, possession, satellite, client state, vassal state, protector, ward [x]

alliances, unions, coalitions, confederations, leagues, associations, partnerships, consortiums, syndicates, blocs, organizations, groups, networks, assemblies, councils, societies, fraternities, guilds, clubs, orders, brotherhoods, sisterhoods, federacies, federations [x]

resignation, renunciation, relinquishment, surrender, abandonment, withdrawal, stepping down, retirement, cession, disavowal, abdicant [x]

common-good, public-interest, shared-interest, communal-benefit, mutual-interest, collective-benefit, common-welfare, public-good, joint-interest, collective-welfare [x]

alliance, partnership, union, league, federation, confederation, consortium, bloc, syndicate, affiliation, association, combination, amalgamation, merger, collaboration, cooperation, pact, compact, concord, entente, accord, treaty, agreement, understanding, alignment, coalescence, conjunction, fusion, integration, coalition government, joint venture, team-up, confederacy, coaction, coadunation, coalescing, coming together, concert, concerted effort, confederating, federating, joining forces, league of nations, mutual support, pooling resources, solidarity, working together [x]

discussions, arguments, deliberations, disputes, dialogues, discourses, negotiations, conversations, exchanges, consultations, contentions, wrangles, altercations, controversies, polemics, quarrels, disagreements, bickerings, squabbles, tussles, clashes, confrontations, contests, wranglings, dialectics, parley, colloquies, symposiums, forums, panels, roundtables, colloquiums, disputations, bandyings, crossfires, interactions, interchanges, powwows, parleys, confabs, jawings, palavers, huddles, confabulations [x]

autonomy, independence, self-government, self-rule, self-determination, supremacy, dominion, authority, control, jurisdiction, power, command, rule, governance, freedom, liberty, self-sufficiency, self-reliance, mastery, ascendancy, hegemony, preeminence, primacy, sway, leadership, dominance, reign, sovereignty [x]

reunion, rejoining, reuniting, recombination, reassembly, reconstitution, reformation, reintegration, restoration, consolidation, amalgamation, merging, unification, re-coalescence, re-fusion [x]

choose, select, pick, appoint, designate, nominate, opt for, vote for, decide on, single out, name, prefer, determine, settle on, handpick, earmark, fix on, tab, elect to, go for, plump for, take, make a choice [x]

prohibition, ban, interdiction, proscription, veto, embargo, injunction, restriction, disallowance, exclusion, prevention, suppression, inhibition, constraint, restraint, refusal, denial [x]

autonomy, self-sufficiency, self-reliance, freedom, self-determination, sovereignty, liberty, self-governance, emancipation, self-rule, self-support, self-sustenance, self-direction, self-sufficing, self-sustaining, self-standing, self-subsistence, self-sustentation, self-maintenance [x]

Restricting, banning, prohibiting, blocking, halting, stopping, barring, forbidding, interdicting, boycotting, suppressing, vetoing, impeding, obstructing, inhibiting, stalling, curbing, restraining, withholding, ceasing, suspending, precluding, proscribing, outlawing, disallowing, debaring, enjoining, quashing, stifling, repressing, clamping down, cracking down, cutting off, freezing, isolating, quarantining, sealing off, shutting down, cutting out, nixing [x]

suppression, control, restriction, regulation, limitation, prohibition, suppression of speech, suppression of information, suppression of ideas, suppression of communication, suppression of expression, suppression of media, suppression of content, suppression of material, suppression of publication, suppression of broadcast, suppression of dissemination, suppression of distribution, suppression of circulation, suppression of access, suppression of availability, suppression of knowledge, suppression of truth, suppression of facts, suppression of opinions, suppression of viewpoints, suppression of perspectives, suppression of narratives, suppression of stories, suppression of reports, suppression of articles, suppression of books, suppression of films, suppression of music, suppression of art, suppression of culture, suppression of creativity, suppression of innovation, suppression of progress, suppression of freedom, suppression of democracy, suppression of rights, suppression of liberties, suppression of justice, suppression of equality, suppression of fairness, suppression of transparency, suppression of accountability [x]

extreme, fundamental, thorough, drastic, revolutionary, profound, sweeping, essential, intense, severe, rigorous, comprehensive, far-reaching, ultra, fanatical, militant, uncompromising, extremist, deep, significant, substantial, transformative, basal, primary, core, root [x]

persecute, subjugate, suppress, tyrannize, dominate, crush, repress, maltreat, abuse, enslave, overwhelm, burden, weigh down, afflict, harass, intimidate, coerce, constrain, trample, grind down [x]