RUBBER-STAMP Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of rubber stamp

as in echo

a person who adopts the appearance or behavior of another especially in an obvious way an author who was ultimately just another rubber stamp of Hemingway

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verb

as in to sign

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Recent Examples of rubber stamp

Noun

The Council of the EU, which represents the bloc’s member state governments, is slated to rubber stamp the agreement by June 26, after which it will be entered into the EU’s Official Journal and the law will take effect. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 16 June 2026 The peer review system isn’t a rubber stamp for any research scientists want to pursue. — Kelly Fleming, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026

Verb

When a model recommends an action, a second system carries it out, and a human rubber-stamps it, responsibility starts to dissolve. — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 Grand juries often rubber-stamp prosecutors’ allegations. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for rubber stamp

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Noun

Nevertheless, the sight of the 20-year-old Slovenian riding clear up the famed Calo Alto, seven years on from a similarly callow Pogačar seizing his first Grand Tour stage victory, provide a resounding echo.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Jäger compares the sounds of techno to the noise of Detroit’s industrial machinery—the music that drove the ersatz utopias of the late twentieth century is, in other words, merely a synthetic echo of a far more vital past.

— Robert Rubsam, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of echo

Verb

One aspect of Lamont’s energy policy that Fazio declined to second-guess was the decision to sign a deal with Millstone, which was opposed by some Republicans at the time.

— John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
The Soviet Union took the islands from Japan in the final days of World War II and the ongoing dispute has prevented the countries from signing a peace treaty formally ending their hostilities.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of sign

Noun

For a long time, sleep research has treated the cerebral cortex as a passive follower reacting to signals from the deep brain.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2026
His upcoming show next week promises to be another cheeky affair, at least judging by the teaser Martens shared with his 367,000 followers on Instagram on Thursday that showed a woman’s butt and men’s abs behind a steamy glass panel.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of follower

Verb

Before the contracts reach Noem, they must be approved by a series of political appointees, who each sign or initial a checklist sometimes referred to internally as a routing sheet.

— Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
While Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed agreements affirming their commitment to sign a peace treaty, only their foreign ministers have initialed the text of the treaty.

— Jared Gans, The Hill, 10 Feb. 2026

Definition of initial

Noun

The account has amassed over 10,000 followers, inspiring imitator accounts.

— Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Few people on the continent seem to recognize that multibillion investments by US companies such as SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Amazon in space, and their many imitators in China, are radically transforming spaceflight.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of imitator

Verb

Housing shortages sometimes happen when cities can’t issue residential building permits fast enough to keep vacancy rates low and rent high in a secondary market.

— Justin Donald, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Paul permitted a possession-ending third down sack to All Pro Crosby early in the fourth quarter, with the Dolphins down 13.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of permit

Verb

Manchin raised eyebrows by endorsing Collins against Democrat Troy Jackson, marking the second consecutive cycle Manchin has backed his former colleague.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026
The union plans to spend several million dollars on anti-Raman ads, Noah reports, targeting her membership in the local chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America, which recently endorsed her candidacy.

— Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of endorse

Verb

Software—or any tool—should enable work, not bully someone into a specific behavior.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil has filed a civil rights lawsuit accusing Columbia University of ignoring harassment of pro-Palestinian students and enabling online doxing that preceded his 2025 immigration detention.

— Sudhin Thanawala, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

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