Noun

• S: (n) blessing, approval, approving (the formal act of approving) "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person"
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• S: (n) adoption, acceptance, acceptation, espousal (the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception) "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance"
• S: (n) backing, backup, championship, patronage (the act of providing approval and support) "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives"
• S: (n) admiration, appreciation (a favorable judgment) "a small token in admiration of your works"
• S: (n) reward, reinforcement (an act performed to strengthen approved behavior)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) support (aiding the cause or policy or interests of) "the president no longer has the support of his own party"; "they developed a scheme of mutual support"
• antonym
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) approval (a feeling of liking something or someone good) "although she fussed at them, she secretly viewed all her children with approval"
• S: (n) approval, favorable reception, favourable reception (acceptance as satisfactory) "he bought it on approval"
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• S: (n) appro (an informal British abbreviation of approval) "he accepted it on appro"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) approval, commendation (a message expressing a favorable opinion) "words of approval seldom passed his lips"