Approving synonyms
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Part of speech:
To give support to; be favorable to; foster; help
Expressing approval
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
A grace said before or after eating
An expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones.
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disapproval (antonym)
The act of disapproving, an expression of condemnation.
A penalty imposed for violating accepted social norms. A sanction may be civil or criminal in nature. Criminal sanctions are either fine, imprisonment, or both. Authorization and/or approval by someone in a position of authority; for example, the act of imposing a penalty.
To validate is to confirm, legalize, or prove the accuracy of something.
To decide in favor of; agree with and support against opposition; sustain
To write one's signature, as in attesting or confirming something
To ratify is to approve and give formal consent to something.
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(Intransitive) To go successfully through (an examination, trail, test, etc).
Like is defined as to enjoy or agree with something.
To touch; to feel with the hand.
To regard with favor; approve or like
To write on the back of (a document)
To agree (to do something)
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Compliment means to give praise.
To recommend.
Away from the front or from an edge.
(Intransitive) To praise, or express approval for something or someone.
To admit (a claim or the like); acknowledge as true or valid
To consent or accede (to); say “yes”
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Adopt is defined as to accept an idea or to choose and follow a course of action.
(Dial.) To like or wish
To ascribe or attribute (something) to someone:
(Intransitive) To receive something willingly.
To praise enthusiastically and often publicly.
To be thankful or show gratitude for:
To allow (something that one dislikes or disagrees with) to exist or occur without interference.
To speak or write in support of; be in favor of
To give advice or counsel:
To bear the weight of, especially from below; keep from falling, sinking, or slipping:
To support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify:
To cause to be able to grow or thrive:
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To give license or a license to or for; permit formally
To support by aid, influence, protection, etc.
To afford opportunity; allow:
To support the spirits, vitality, or resolution of; encourage:
To judicially determine that a group of individuals or entities meets the requirements to proceed with a class action. See also certification and decertify.
Recognize is defined as to identify someone or something known at an earlier time.
To make legal or lawful; authorize or sanction by law:
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To give someone more confidence and/or strength to do something, often by enabling them to increase their control over their own life or situation.
To give official sanction, consent or authorization
disapproving (antonym)
To have or express an unfavorable opinion of; consider (something) wrong; condemn
invalidating (antonym)
To make invalid. Especially applied to contract law.
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disallowing (antonym)
To reject as invalid, untrue, or improper.
refusing (antonym)
To decline to accept; reject
rejecting (antonym)
To turn down (an applicant, as for a job); refuse to accept.
disagreeing (antonym)
To fail to correspond:
denying (antonym)
To refuse the use of or access to
vetoing (antonym)
The power of one branch of government to prohibit a certain action by another; for example, the chief executive’s right to refuse to sign a legislature-passed bill into law.
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praising (related)
Praise is defined as to give someone approval, or to thank God.
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