OK'ING Synonyms: 109 Similar and Opposite Words

OK'ing

verb

variants or okaying

present participle of OK

as in approving

to give official acceptance of as satisfactory a judge will have to OK the search warrant

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as in accepting

to have a favorable opinion of I'm glad that my friends OK'd my choice of girlfriend

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Verb

Those discussions moved forward, with the Eagan City Council eventually approving a contentious land-use amendment, which was met with swift pushback from the community.

— Mars King, Twin Cities, 4 July 2026
The approval layers built are approving decisions that have already been made.

— Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of approving

Verb

Not Carrying Cash During the pandemic, Japan got a lot better about accepting digital payments, but there are still lots of places that only want cold, hard cash, especially small businesses.

— Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026
The roughly 15-minute speech July 3 touched on his own biography while also spotlighting America's long history of accepting people from all corners of the world.

— Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 3 July 2026

Definition of accepting

Verb

During that ratifying convention, Wilson also argued that the franchise should extend broadly, beyond just property owners.

— Jesse Wegman, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026
Both resolutions, ratifying the clerk-treasurer’s office policies and procedures and the public comment policy, will be brought back up at the council’s July meeting.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026

Definition of ratifying

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Start with something simple and repetitive, such as checking an account balance, confirming an appointment or sending a reminder.

— Ran Inbar, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
After confirming their range is included, consumers will receive a free set of compatible knob covers along with installation instructions.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Definition of confirming

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