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rubber-stamping

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present participle of rubber-stamp

Synonyms & Antonyms of rubber-stamping

as in signing, initialing

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for rubber-stamping

initialing
(or initialling),
signing,
signing off (on)

blessing,
canonizing,
sanctifying

allowing,
enabling,
legalizing,
licensing
(also licencing),
passing,
permitting

certifying,
endorsing
(also indorsing),
validating

reapproving

accepting,
acknowledging,
affirming

accrediting,
approbating,
approving,
authorizing,
clearing,
confirming,
finalizing,
formalizing,
homologating,
OK'ing
(or okaying),
ratifying,
sanctioning,
warranting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for rubber-stamping

declining,
denying,
disallowing,
disapproving,
negativing,
rejecting,
turning down,
vetoing

banning,
enjoining,
forbidding,
illegalizing,
interdicting,
prohibiting,
proscribing

disregarding,
ignoring,
neglecting,
overlooking

rebuffing,
rebutting,
refusing,
spurning

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“Rubber-stamping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubber-stamping. Accessed 14 Aug. 2022.

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