Synonyms of approved

approved 1 of 2

adjective

as in official

Related Words

• official
• sanctioned
• conclusive
• correct
• decisive
• accurate
• classical
• comprehensive
• authoritative
• definitive
• complete
• exhaustive
• classic
• magisterial
• thorough

approved

2 of 2

verb

past tense of approve

as in ratified

to give official acceptance of as satisfactory

as soon as the pond project was approved, the bulldozers were at the site

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ratified
• confirmed
• finalized
• endorsed
• accepted
• authorized
• sanctioned
• signed
• acknowledged
• accredited
• formalized
• warranted
• cleared
• affirmed
• approbated
• homologated
• certified
• validated
• blessed
• passed
• permitted
• licensed
• initialed
• allowed
• enabled
• OK'd
• legalized
• canonized
• sanctified
• reapproved
• rubber-stamped
• signed off (on)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denied
• rejected
• disapproved
• vetoed
• disallowed
• declined
• prohibited
• turned down
• banned
• proscribed
• forbade
• enjoined
• negatived
• ignored
• refused
• disregarded
• neglected
• overlooked
• interdicted
• illegalized
• rebutted
• spurned
• rebuffed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of approved

Adjective

The goal is to ensure the identity is accurate, approved and not misleading. — Emily Burroughs, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Buying a non-approved coin or taking the metal home can trigger a taxable distribution, plus additional taxes or penalties. — USA Today, 28 July 2026

The key to ending any infectious disease outbreak, especially one for which there's no approved vaccine, like the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is getting slightly ahead of the virus. — Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 23 July 2026

Get pre-approved Equally important is getting prepared financially. — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 21 July 2026

Kansas is one of 21 states that rely on governors selecting appointees from a pre-approved list of candidates screened by nominating commissions, a Star analysis found. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026

Ahead, find the five bright July nail colors that belong on your radar, with pro-approved polishes to shop. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 3 July 2026

The bill also offers money to local governments to develop pre-approved housing designs, or pattern books, which would help speed up local construction approvals. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 23 June 2026

And how about the calls about approved loans? — Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2026

Verb

Only military and approved charter flights are allowed to land at the Cape Newenham facility. — Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Next steps involve getting zequanox approved for use in golden mussels through the California Environmental Protection Agency and hoping to get this rolled out in local waterways next year, possibly sooner, if California approves an emergency use. — Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

In August 2024, the NFL approved a handful of firms with a policy allowing teams to sell up to 10% of their common equity to PE firms. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 20 Aug. 2026

The outgoing board members Thursday approved operating funding estimates for the CTA, Metra and Pace through 2029. — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Last week, California’s Public Utilities Commission unanimously approved the merger, lifting the final obstacle in Charter’s path to close the deal. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

That was the plan behind a 73-home subdivision that was approved for the Village in the Woods site more than 15 years ago; construction never went forward though. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2026

According to a letter from a Meridian long-range planner included in the project’s application materials, there have been 1,988 single-family homes approved within a 1-mile radius of Summerlin in the past five years. — Rose Evans august 20, Idaho Statesman, 20 Aug. 2026

Many of these proposals require constitutional amendments approved by two-thirds of Congress and three-fourths of the states. — Andrew Cuomo, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026