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approval

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Main Entry: approval
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: authorization

Synonyms:

acquiescence, assent, bells, blessing, compliance, concurrence, confirmation, consent, countenance, endorsement, go-ahead, green light, leave, license, mandate, okay, permission, ratification, recommendation, sanction, support, the nod, validation

Antonyms:

disapproval, opposition, refusal, rejection
Main Entry: approval
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: good opinion

Synonyms:

PR, acclaim, admiration, applause, appreciation, approbation, commendation, esteem, favor, liking, pat on the back, pat on the head, praise, puff, pumping up, regard, respect, strokes, stroking, wow*

Antonyms:

disapproval, disfavor, dislike, hatred
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Main Entry: approval
Part of Speech: noun
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Adjectives:
OK, acquiescent, affirmative, agreed, agreed on all hands, approved, approving, assenting, at one with, benedictory, beyond all praise, carried, carried by acclamation, cataphatic, commendable, commendatory, complimentary, consensual, consentaneous, consenting, content, creditable, crurophilous, deserving, deserving praise, encomiastic, estimable, eulogistic, exemplary, favorable, good, hortatory, in favor, in favor of, in good ordor, in high esteem, in high power, laudatory, lavish of praise, lost in admiration, meritorious, of estimation, of one accord, of one mind, of the same mind, okey-doke, pactitious, panegyrical, plausible, popular, praised, praiseworthy, squeezable, unanimous, uncensured, unchallenged, unconditional, uncontradicted, uncontroverted, uncritical, unimpeachable, unimpeached, unquestioned, untouchable, willing, worthy of praise
Main Entry: acceptance
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: agreement, taking

Synonyms:

accepting, acknowledgment, acquiring, admission, approval, assent, compliance, consent, cooperation, gaining, getting, go-ahead, green light, nod, obtaining, okay, permission, receipt, receiving, reception, recognition, securing, taking on, undertaking, yes

Antonyms:

disagreement, dissent, refusal
Main Entry: acceptance
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: belief in goodness of something

Synonyms:

accedence, accession, acknowledgment, acquiescence, admission, adoption, affirmation, agreement, approbation, approval, assent, concession, concurrence, favor, recognition, seal of approval

Antonyms:

disbelief
Main Entry: accolade
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: strong praise, recognition of achievement

Synonyms:

approval, award, badge, decoration, distinction, honor, kudos*, laurels
Main Entry: acquiescence
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: reluctant agreement

Synonyms:

acceptance, accession, approval, assent, compliance, concurrence, conformity, consent, giving in, obedience, permission, resignation, submission, submissiveness, yielding

Antonyms:

disagreement, insubordination, rebellion
Main Entry: admiration
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: great respect

Synonyms:

account, adoration, affection, applause, appreciation, approbation, approval, deference, delight, esteem, estimation, favor, fondness, glorification, homage, honor, idolatry, idolization, liking, love, marveling, obeisance, pleasure, praise, prizing, recognition, regard, reverence, valuing, veneration, wonder, wonderment, worship

Antonyms:

aversion, contempt, disapproval, disgust, dislike, disregard, hate, hatred, loathing
Main Entry: adoption
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: choosing or taking something as one's own

Synonyms:

acceptance, approbation, appropriation, approval, assumption, choice, confirmation, embracement, embracing, enactment, endorsement, espousal, following, maintenance, ratification, selection, support, taking on, taking over, taking up

Antonyms:

pass, rejection, repudiation
Main Entry: agreement
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: document of concurrence, contract

Synonyms:

acknowledgment, adjudication, affidavit, approval, arrangement, assent, avowal, bargain, bond, cartel, charter, codicil, compact, compromise, confirmation, covenant, deal, indenture, lease, negotiation, note, oath, okay, pact, piece of paper, protocol, recognition, settlement, stipulation, the nod, transaction, treaty, understanding, writ
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