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Synonyms for enactment

13 synonyms
2 meanings

noun

Most common

passage statute enacting

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Portrayal

portrayal, characterization, characterisation UK, personation

2. Passage

act, law, passage, statute, decree, ordinance, edict, prescription

Other

enacting, institution

Definitions

n. 1
The act of enacting, or the state of being enacted. The act of playing the part of.
The actors' powerful enactment of the play was breathtaking.
n. 2
The act of enacting, or the state of being enacted. The act of making (a bill) into law.
The enactment of this law will be a great step backward for our country.

Forms

Plural: enactments → portrayals, characterizations, personations, acts…

Choose the right word

Enactment, Statute or Law?

Statute is the recognized legal term for a specific law; enactment is the more vague and general expression.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

passage I copied a passage from the book into my notebook.
statute He got off because of the statute of limitations.
enacting Algeria is enacting new investment laws.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
enactment		falling
passage		steady
statute		falling
enacting		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: law¹, act¹
5 letters: edict²
6 letters: decree²
7 letters: passage², statute²
8 letters: enacting³
9 letters: ordinance³, portrayal³
11 letters: institution⁴, personation
12 letters: prescription³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (edict² = 2 syllables).