approve
Officially say yes
To approve is to regard favorably or give formal consent.
You might approve of someone's choices, or a committee approves a proposal.
The board approved the budget unanimously.
Approval often implies authority—a manager approves expenses, a parent approves a request.
I don't approve of his methods expresses moral or personal disapproval without formal power.
Official written authorization
- allowGrant permission for
- grantBestow or award money
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
- licenseFormal grant of permission
empower · enable · clear · pass · greenlight · sign off · rubber-stamp · accredit
Validate as true
- validateConfirm as true
- acknowledgeConfirm receipt or truth
- acceptConsent to receive
- upholdMaintain or confirm officially
corroborate · substantiate · verify · authenticate · certify · attest · vouch · second
To uphold or sustain
- backingAid or sponsorship
- advocatePublic cause supporter
- championTop competitor, or advocate
- promoteRaise in rank
sponsor · recommend · vouch · commend · praise · acclaim · applaud · favor
Pass into law
validate · formalize · legalize · codify · establish · decree · proclaim · sign into law
permit
Official written authorization
license · empower · enable · clear · pass · greenlight · sign off · rubber-stamp · accredit · commission
confirm
Validate as true
- validateConfirm as true
- acknowledgeConfirm receipt or truth
- acceptConsent to receive
uphold · corroborate · substantiate · verify · authenticate · certify · attest · vouch · second · support
support
To uphold or sustain
promote · sponsor · recommend · vouch · commend · praise · acclaim · applaud · favor · espouse
enact
Pass into law
confirm · validate · formalize · legalize · codify · establish · decree · proclaim · sign into law · constitutional
appreciate
Recognize value or merit
value · think highly of · look up to · like · favor · commend · praise · applaud
- approvalsauthorizing, certification, endorsing, endorsement, authorize
- editorial actionsedit, revise, proofread, publish, review
- judgmentsjudgment call, judge, moral judgment, criticize, value judgment
- moral judgmentsgood, evil, wicked, virtuous, moral
- approvalagree, accept, thumbs-up, praise, permission
- finalizationfinalize, conclude, close, clinch, seal
approvedisapprove
Judge as wrong
frown upon · deplore · disfavor · dislike · discountenance
- stamp of approvalOfficial authorization signal
- seal of approvalOfficial sanction symbol
- approval ratingPublic opinion metric
- parental approvalGuardian's permission or endorsement
- tacit approvalWordless permission or acceptance
- nod of approval
approval, approved, disapproval, approving, disapprove, disapproving, approves, approvals, unapproved