Synonyms of approvals

approvals

noun

plural of approval

as in favors

an acceptance of something as satisfactory

does this poster I made for the recital meet with your approval?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• favors
• blessings
• endorsements
• votes
• approbations
• assents
• nods
• pats on the back
• OKs
• supports
• consents
• sanctions
• imprimaturs
• ratifications
• backings
• clean bills of health
• agreements
• finalizations
• satisfactions
• cachets
• formalizations
• rubber stamps
• likings
• goodwills
• thumbs-ups
• benedictions
• concurrences
• accessions
• acceptations
• homologations
• countenances

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disapprovals
• refusals
• rejections
• repudiations
• dissatisfactions
• criticisms
• dislikes
• condemnations
• disapprobations
• denunciations
• disfavors
• censures
• depreciations
• reproaches
• disparagements
• deprecations
• reprehensions
• reprobations
• opprobriums

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of approvals

Despite receiving federal approvals, a federal judge put the Nexstar-Tegna merger on hold, siding with state attorneys general and DirecTV in their claims that the merger would be anticompetitive. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 July 2026

If an engineer spends 40% of the day chasing approvals, moving data between systems or completing repetitive tasks, then high-value talent is operating below capacity. — Priya Sawant, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

This does not stop development, but does raise the bar for new project approvals. — Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026

Pittsburg should also implement a moratorium on new data center applications and approvals, including on future phases within Technology Park until the city adopts a data center ordinance with public input, said the coalition. — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

The final deal will be subject to development of the long-form contract and all regulatory approvals, which will be announced in due course. — Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 9 July 2026

Some analysts partly blamed the recent spate of approvals of other medications for the disease, called ATTR-cardiomyopathy, from Alnylam and BridgeBio. — Jason Mast, STAT, 9 July 2026

The update does not change the merger terms but reiterates that completion remains subject to conditions such as shareholder and regulatory approvals. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 6 July 2026

The latest data released by the Homeland Security Department, from 2024, shows that about 343,000 people received their green cards through their spouses — about a quarter of all green-card approvals. — Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 6 July 2026