rubber-stamps
Approves without scrutiny
Rubber-stamps is the verb form of rubber-stamp, meaning to approve something automatically without genuine consideration: The committee rubber-stamps whatever the director proposes.
The image is of an official mechanically stamping documents without reading them.
As a noun, rubber stamps are devices for making repeated impressions, or people who approve things unthinkingly.
Grant formal permission
- validateConfirm as true
- endorseGive official approval
- formalizeMake official or systematic
- certifyFormally verify as true
bureaucracy · official · paperwork · documentation · permit · signature · seal · notarize
Accepting without challenge
- perfunctoryDone with minimal effort
- cursoryHasty and incomplete
- mechanicalOperated by machinery
- routineRegular sequence of actions
formality · token · superficial · uncritical · predetermined · foregone conclusion · ceremonial · nominal
Writing fluid
- wooden handleTimber grip for tools
- notaryDocument authentication official
- office suppliesMaterials for desk work
- impressionEffect on the mind
embossing · mounting · numbering · red ink · blue ink · cleaner
Shaping by cutting away
- block printingPrinting from carved surfaces
- linocutPrint from carved linoleum
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
- DIYAmateur home projects
scrapbooking · cardmaking · journaling · planner · decorative · pattern · design · artisan
authorize
Grant formal permission
certify · bureaucracy · official · paperwork · documentation · permit · signature · seal · notarize · authenticate
unquestioning
Accepting without challenge
- perfunctoryDone with minimal effort
- cursoryHasty and incomplete
- mechanicalOperated by machinery
routine · formality · token · superficial · uncritical · predetermined · foregone conclusion · ceremonial · nominal · box-ticking
ink
Writing fluid
- wooden handleTimber grip for tools
- notaryDocument authentication official
- office suppliesMaterials for desk work
impression · embossing · mounting · numbering · red ink · blue ink · cleaner
carving
Shaping by cutting away
- block printingPrinting from carved surfaces
- linocutPrint from carved linoleum
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
DIY · scrapbooking · cardmaking · journaling · planner · decorative · pattern · design · artisan · printmaking