approbation
Formal stamp approval
Approbation is formal approval or praise, especially from someone in authority.
It suggests official endorsement rather than casual appreciation: The committee gave its approbation to the new policy.
The word carries a somewhat old-fashioned or literary tone and appears most often in formal contexts—academic writing, legal documents, or discussions of institutional approval.
To seek someone's approbation is to want their blessing or favorable judgment.
Formal expression of approval
- acclaimEnthusiastic public approval
- accoladeExpression of high esteem
- kudosPraise and honor
- plauditExpression of strong approval
compliment · tribute · applause · ovation · congratulations · recognition · flattery · adulation
Formal expression of support
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- agreementShared position between parties
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
authorization · affirmation · sanction · assent · validation · permission · accreditation · certification
Regard with honor
- admirationDeep respect felt
- regardAttentive consideration given
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- prestigeReputation commanding admiration
recognition · appreciation · deference · credibility · status · dignity · reputation · standing
Approval or punitive measure
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
- decreeAuthoritative legal command
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- charterFounding organizational document
warrant · license · permit · certification · accreditation · royal assent · benediction
commendation
Formal expression of approval
plaudit · compliment · tribute · applause · ovation · congratulations · recognition · flattery · adulation · encomium
endorsement
Formal expression of support
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- agreementShared position between parties
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
confirmation · authorization · affirmation · sanction · assent · validation · permission · accreditation · certification · acceptance
respect
Regard with honor
- admirationDeep respect felt
- regardAttentive consideration given
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
prestige · recognition · appreciation · deference · credibility · status · dignity · reputation · standing · favor
sanction
Approval or punitive measure
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
- decreeAuthoritative legal command
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
charter · warrant · license · permit · certification · accreditation · royal assent · benediction
- approvalagree, accept, thumbs-up, praise, permission
- moral philosophymoral philosophy, moral judgment, moral reasoning, moral principles, moral conduct
- Esteemrespect, honor, admiration, regard, reverence
- dental educationdental schools, dental education, dental students, dental school, dental training
- moral emotionsguilt, shame, remorse, moral guilt, conscience
- papal authoritypapal infallibility, papal authority, ex cathedra, papal supremacy, Holy See
approbationdisapprobation
Severe moral criticism
disapproval · condemnation · censure · reprobation · denunciation
approval, approve, approved, disapproval, approving, disapprove, unapproved, disapproved, disapprovers