approval
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the formal act of approving
he gave the project his blessing
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Sense 2 noun
a feeling of liking something or someone good
although she fussed at them, she secretly viewed all her children with approval
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Sense 3 noun
acceptance as satisfactory
he bought it on approval
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Sense 4 noun
a message expressing a favorable opinion
words of approval seldom passed his lips
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | disapproval |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | approbate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sanction |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | support |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | adoption |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | patronage |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | admiration |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | reward |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | disapproval |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | approve |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | liking |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | favour |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | approbation |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | approbate |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | acceptance |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | appro |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | disapproval |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | approbate |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | commend |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | recommend |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | commend |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | subject matter |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | approbation |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | sanction |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | credit |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | secret approval |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | permission |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | encouragement |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | eclat |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | applause |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | cheer |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | praise |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | tribute |