as in favorable
expressing approval
the candidate's views on taxes received overwhelmingly approbatory nods from the conservative audience
Synonyms & Similar Words
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Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for approbatory
Adjective
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The main threat will be in the morning into the afternoon hours where conditions will be more favorable for severe development.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
10 Jan. 2026 -
This matchup, then, could be favorable for the Birds.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Liverpool have taken positive steps forward in their past two games, winning both following a run of six defeats in seven.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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In this book, the whole occupation was described as something avant-garde or positive.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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In the first half, the defensive activity and competitive spirit were far better against the league’s best team, a night after Miami came up woefully short in both of those areas against the league’s worst team.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
12 Jan. 2026
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Despite being given three power plays in the first, the B’s were not good at all on the man advantage.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Approbatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approbatory. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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