noun
the formal act of approving
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he gave the project his blessing
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his decision merited the approval of any sensible person
• Ant: ↑disapproval (for: ↑approval)
• Hypernyms: ↑support
• Hyponyms:
↑adoption, ↑acceptance, ↑acceptation, ↑espousal, ↑backing, ↑backup, ↑championship, ↑patronage, ↑admiration, ↑appreciation, ↑reward, ↑reinforcement
adjective
expressing or manifesting praise or approval
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approbative criticism
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an affirmative nod
• Syn: ↑affirmative, ↑approbative, ↑approbatory, ↑plausive
• Similar to: ↑favorable, ↑favourable
• Derivationally related forms: ↑approve (for: ↑approbatory), ↑approve (for: ↑approbative)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.