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

Construction would depend on the outcome of feasibility assessments and subsequent project approvals. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026

Concerns that the administration is outrunning the courts The judges’ frustrations have also centered on the speed with which the administration is pushing ahead on the projects with little regard for the approvals needed to pursue such work. — Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Majorities of Americans also disapprove of how Trump is handling every issue measured, and for many issues, Trump is at or near record-low approvals. — ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026

Plans for the larger entertainment district include housing, hotels, shops, restaurants, a card room and the city’s first movie theater, though future phases would require additional approvals. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Five Park received extraordinary, site-specific zoning approvals, yet developers are using it to argue for 500-foot towers elsewhere without independent scrutiny, Suarez said. — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026

India is the top nation of birth for H-1B holders, and has received the majority of visa approvals for more than a decade. — Laina Gustafson, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2026

An official announcement is expected to drop within the next few days, pending approvals. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Full lists of production, development and short film approvals are on Screen Australia’s website. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026