Synonyms for approve
əˈpruvap·prove

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1. approve

   In the old sense of wonder, admire is practically obsolete; the word now expresses a delight and approval, in which the element of wonder unconsciously mingles. We admire beauty in nature and art, delight in the innocent happiness of children, enjoy books or society, a walk or a dinner. We approve what is excellent, applaud heroic deeds, esteem the good, love our friends. We honor and respect noble character wherever found; we revere and venerate it in the aged. We extol the goodness and adore the majesty and power of God.

   Synonyms:
   admire, adore, applaud, delight in, enjoy, esteem, esteem, extol, honor, love, respect, revere, venerate, wonder

   Antonyms:
   abhor, abominate, contemn, despise, detest, dislike, execrate, hate, ridicule, scorn

   Preposition:
   Admire at may still very rarely be found in the old sense of wonder at.

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1. approve

   Synonyms:
   like, comment, sanction, praise, support, second, promote, encourage, authorize

   Antonyms:
   disapprove, dislike, censure, blame, disown, disavow

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. approve, O.K., okay, sanctionverb

   give sanction to

   "I approve of his educational policies"

   Synonyms:
   sanction, okay

   Antonyms:
   reject, disapprove

2. approveverb

   judge to be right or commendable; think well of

   Synonyms:
   sanction, okay

   Antonyms:
   disapprove, reject

Matched Categories

1. • Authorize
   • Judge

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1. homologate

   express agreement with or approval of.

   one body of patrons elected the teacher, the others afterward homologating the appointment.

   Submitted by JP03 on February 2, 2015  

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1. approveverb

   Synonyms:
   commend, recommend, praise, like, appreciate, value, think well or favorably of, think highly of, speak well of, be pleased with

2. approveverb

   Synonyms:
   sanction, confirm, justify, ratify, sustain, make valid

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1. approveverb

   Synonyms:
   commend, sanction, countenance, favor, like

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1. List of paraphrases for "approve":

   adopt, endorse, approves, approving, approval, accept, approved, agree, adoption, adopting, authorise, endorses, pass, authorize, endorsement, ratification, ratify

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How to use approve in a sentence?

1. Chief Executive Patrick Pouyanne:

   By proposing this name change to shareholders, we’re also fundamentally asking them to approve this change in strategy.

2. Northside Independent School District:

   Illustrations of this sort should never be available in the school environment. Ensuring our curricular materials are appropriate for students is a priority for Keller ISD. We are changing the process we use to review and approve books and related materials to prevent future incidents.

3. Nik Nanos:

   If in 2015, someone had said that Justin Trudeau would not only approve a pipeline but invest in a pipeline, they would have said you were smoking something, he made a decision trying to balance his environmental aspirations with jobs, and in the process, either disappointed or alienated many Canadians.

4. Ivanka Trump:

   I endorsed him at his request, and I gave him the kind of funeral that he wanted, which as President I had to approve. I don't care about this. I didn't get thank you. That's OK. We sent him on the way. But I wasn't a fan of John McCain.

5. Kent Yalowitz:

   Arafat didn't accidentally approve money for terrorists.