Synonyms for approval
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Noun
1. Consent
consent, approbation, acceptance, commendation, authorization UK US, authorisation UK, assent, sanction, praise, recommendation, applause, imprimatur, admiration, ratification, affirmation, concurrence, acclamation, blessing, benediction, countenance, allowance dated
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Definitions
- n. 1
An expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing, or event meets requirements.
I need to get an approval on this purchase order.
Related words
- Word family
- approve approved
- Phrases
- seal of approval stamp of approval
- Is a kind of
- judgement
Forms
- Plural
- approvals → consents, approbations, acceptances, commendations…
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Approval always supposes a testing or careful examination, and frequently implies official sanction; approbation may be upon a general view. The industry and intelligence of a clerk win his employer's approbation; his decision in a special instance receives his approval.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- consent How dare you marry my daughter without my consent?
- acceptance Self-acceptance is the basis of an authentic life.
- approbation She liked him too little to care for his approbation.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| approval | falling | |
| consent | falling | |
| acceptance | falling | |
| commendation | falling | |
| approbation | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- praise1, assent2
- 7 letters
- consent2
- 8 letters
- blessing2, applause2, sanction2
- 9 letters
- allowance3
- 10 letters
- acceptance3, admiration4, imprimatur4
- 11 letters
- affirmation4, countenance3, concurrence3, benediction4, acclamation4, approbation4
- 12 letters
- ratification5, commendation4
- 13 letters
- authorization5, authorisation
- 14 letters
- recommendation5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (assent2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- approbation
- Italiano
- beneplacito
- Español
- aprobación
- Deutsch
- Billigung
- Català
- aprovació