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Synonyms and antonyms of approved in English

approved

adjective
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PREFERRED

Synonyms

preferred
advantageous
liked
well-liked
chosen
picked
adopted
culled
decided upon
elected
endorsed
fancied
favoured
handpicked
sanctioned
selected
set apart
settled upon
singled out

ACCEPTED

Synonyms

accepted
agreed upon
acceptable
confirmed
acknowledged
established
common
normal
usual
conventional
standard
regular
customary
universal
time-honored

POPULAR

Synonyms

preferred
well-liked
favorite
admired
popular
sought-after
well-received
in favor
in demand
accepted
well-known
celebrated
famous

Antonyms

in disfavor
unaccepted
unliked
odious
displeasing

OFFICIAL

Synonyms

authorized
sanctioned
authoritative
certified
accredited
authentic
warranted
licensed
official
formal
administrative
vested

Antonyms

unofficial
unauthorized
informal
casual

CANONICAL

Synonyms

canonical
accepted
authorized
sanctioned
orthodox
recognized
authoritative
legitimate
authentic
proper
conventional
customary

Antonyms

freakish
bizarre
outlandish
eccentric

ORTHODOX

Synonyms

orthodox
traditional
established
following established doctrine
accepted
authoritative
official
hard-shell
Slang
religious
pious
devout

Antonyms

heretical
radical
liberal
heterodox
unconformable

POPULAR

Synonyms

accepted
familiar
stock
conventional
established
orthodox
popular
current
prevalent
fashionable

Antonyms

uncommon
unusual
rare
unconventional
unorthodox
 Synonyms for approved from Random House Roget's College Thesaurus, Revised and Updated Edition © 2000 Random House, Inc.

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