What is another word for Approving? - 123 Approving Synonyms

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accepting affirmative agreeable approvingly commendable commendatory congratulatory consenting endorsement favorable laudatory positive praising ratifying recommending sanctioning supportive affirming confirming encouraging flattering praising recognizing validating verifying acquiescent complacent content acquiescing allowing assenting blessing confirming endorsing permitting tolerating welcoming

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, "approving" means having or showing a favorable opinion, or giving approval or sanction to something.

Merriam-Webster defines "approving" as having or expressing a favorable opinion, or giving formal approval or consent.
Cambridge Dictionary states that "approving" means showing that you think something is good or acceptable, or officially accepting or agreeing with something.

The teacher gave an approving smile when the student answered the question correctly.
The committee gave their approving vote to the new proposal.
The audience showed their approving applause after the performance.
The manager gave an approving nod to the employee's suggestion.
The government gave their approving stamp to the new policy initiative.

disapproving rejecting unfavorable negative opposing dissenting disagreeing objecting disallowing forbidding prohibiting denying refusing criticizing condemning disparaging dismissive unenthusiastic unsupportive discouraging disheartening depressing