APPROVING as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the formal act of giving approval
   Synonym(s)
   • approval (what does approval mean?)
   • blessing (what does blessing mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he gave the project his blessing
   • his decision merited the approval of any sensible person
   Hypernyms(s) approving is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • support (what does support mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • disapproval (what does disapproval mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • adoption (what does adoption mean?)
   • acceptance (what does acceptance mean?)
   • acceptation (what does acceptation mean?)
   • espousal (what does espousal mean?)
   • backing (what does backing mean?)
   • backup (what does backup mean?)
   • championship (what does championship mean?)
   • patronage (what does patronage mean?)
   • admiration (what does admiration mean?)
   • appreciation (what does appreciation mean?)
   • reward (what does reward mean?)
   • reinforcement (what does reinforcement mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • approbate (what does approbate mean?)
   • approve (what does approve mean?)
   • O.K. (what does O.K. mean?)
   • okay (what does okay mean?)
   • sanction (what does sanction mean?)

APPROVING as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • expressing or manifesting praise or approval
   Synonym(s)
   • approbative (what does approbative mean?)
   • approbatory (what does approbatory mean?)
   • plausive (what does plausive mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • approbative criticism
   Similar To
   • favorable (what does favorable mean?)
   • favourable (what does favourable mean?)