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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | agreement; concession |
| Synonyms: | accord, acquiescence, allowance, approval, assent, authorization, blank check, blessing, carte blanche, compliance, concurrence, go-ahead, green light, leave, okay*, permission, permit, right on, sanction, say so, stamp of approval, sufferance, understanding, yes |
| Antonyms: | denial, difference, disagreement, disapproval, dissension, objection, opposition, protest, refusal |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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| Main Entry: | acceptance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | agreement, taking |
| Synonyms: | accepting, acknowledgment, acquiring, admission, approval, assent, compliance, consent, cooperation, gaining, getting, go-ahead, green light, nod, obtaining, okay, permission, receipt, receiving, reception, recognition, securing, taking on, undertaking, yes |
| Antonyms: | disagreement, dissent, refusal |
| Main Entry: | accession |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | agreement |
| Synonyms: | accedence, acceptance, acquiescence, assent, concurrence, consent |
| Antonyms: | disagreement, dispute, repudiation |
| Main Entry: | acquiescence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | reluctant agreement |
| Synonyms: | acceptance, accession, approval, assent, compliance, concurrence, conformity, consent, giving in, obedience, permission, resignation, submission, submissiveness, yielding |
| Antonyms: | disagreement, insubordination, rebellion |
| Main Entry: | approbation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | praise |
| Synonyms: | admiration, approval, bells, consent, endorsement, esteem, favor, go-ahead, high regard, okay, permission, recognition, sanction, support, the nod |
| Antonyms: | criticism, disapprobation |
| Main Entry: | approval |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | authorization |
| Synonyms: | acquiescence, assent, bells, blessing, compliance, concurrence, confirmation, consent, countenance, endorsement, go-ahead, green light, leave, license, mandate, okay, permission, ratification, recommendation, sanction, support, the nod, validation |
| Antonyms: | disapproval, opposition, refusal, rejection |
| Main Entry: | assent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | agreement |
| Synonyms: | acceptance, accession, accord, acknowledgment, acquiescence, admission, affirmation, approval, authorization, compliance, concurrence, consent, nod, permission, sanction |
| Antonyms: | disagreement, dissent, rejection |
| Main Entry: | blessing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | good wishes, approval |
| Synonyms: | Godspeed, approbation, backing, concurrence, consent, favor, leave, okay*, permission, regard, sanction, support, valediction |
| Antonyms: | condemnation, curse, damnation, disapproval, ill will |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | clearance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | permission for activity |
| Synonyms: | approval, authorization, consent, endorsement, go-ahead, green light, leave, okay, sanction, say-so |
| Antonyms: | denial, grounding, refusal, veto |
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