Thesaurus:approve

Thesaurus

approve

English

Verb

Sense: to back a cause, party, etc

Synonyms

• agree with
• approbate
• approve
• back
• support    [⇒ thesaurus]
• think much of

Antonyms

• contradict
• disapprove
• oppose

Hyponyms

• cheer
• eulogise
• glorify
• proselytize

Hypernyms

• admire
• revere    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:praise

Further reading

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