consents · blesses · authorizes · winks · thumbs-up · permits · sanctions · signs off · accepts · nods · gesture · acknowledgment · go-ahead · clearance · endorses · head bob · assent · beckons
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Related — approves (Formally accepts or endorses); agrees (Holds the same opinion); greenlights (Grants official approval); okays · signals · consents · blesses · authorizes · winks · thumbs-up · permits · sanctions · signs off
approval/permissiongives the nod ≠ rejects Refuses or discards; vetoes · denies · refuses · turns down · blocks
selection/preferencegives the nod ≠ passes over Chooses not to select; overlooks · snubs · rejects · ignores · excludes
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/gives_the_nod