Thesaurus:approval

THESAURUS

approval

English

Noun

Sense: the act of granting permission

Synonyms

• approbation
• approval
• assent    [WS]
• assentment (obsolete)
• consent
• sanction    [WS]

Antonyms

• disapprobation
• disapproval
• nonassent

See also

• Thesaurus:approve (verb)
• Thesaurus:assent (verb)
• Thesaurus:praise (noun)

Further reading

• “931. approbation” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “approval” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.