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past tense of approve
Synonyms & Antonyms of approved
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory
- as soon as the pond project was approved, the bulldozers were at the site
Synonyms for approved
Words Related to approved
- blessed
- (also blest),
- canonized,
- sanctified
Near Antonyms for approved
- banned,
- enjoined,
- forbade
- (also forbad),
- illegalized,
- interdicted,
- prohibited,
- proscribed
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