Thesaurus / approbative
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synonyms for approbative
- acclamatory
- affirmative
- commendatory
- congratulatory
- laudatory
- applauding
- approving
- plauditory
- praiseful
- praising
- appreciative
- congratulatory
- respectful
- polite
- courtly
- fawning
- honeyed
- laudatory
- unctuous
- approbatory
- commendatory
- adulatory
- approving
- celebrating
- encomiastic
- encomiastical
- eulogistic
- fair-spoken
- highly favorable
- honoring
- panegyrical
- plauditory
- praiseful
- sycophantic
- well-wishing
- with high praise
- with highest recommendation
- sympathetic
- positive
- encouraging
- benign
- agreeable
- supportive
- affirmative
- amicable
- benevolent
- complimentary
- enthusiastic
- inclined
- kind
- kindly
- laudatory
- okay
- predisposed
- understanding
- acclamatory
- approbatory
- benignant
- welcoming
- assenting
- commending
- in favor of
- praiseful
- reassuring
- recommendatory
- well-disposed
- well-intentioned
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- reproachful
- denouncing
- critical
- censuring
- blaming
- unflattering
- insulting
- disparaging
- unmannerly
- unhelpful
- hurting
- hindering
- unpromising
- bad
- disagreeable
- injurious
- hurtful
- harmful
- detrimental
- derogatory
- unfriendly
- unfavorable
- hateful
- disadvantageous
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How to use approbative in a sentence
As she leaned forward listening, with her lips slightly parted, Margaret gave an unconscious little approbative nod of the head.
THE STILLWATER TRAGEDYTHOMAS BAILEY ALDRICHBartrow looked him up and down with a smile which was grimly approbative.
THE HELPERSFRANCIS LYNDEAnd the approbative shouts of his half-intoxicated auditors filled his simple soul with delight and pride.
ALMAYER'S FOLLYJOSEPH CONRADA small victory thus won acts on them like the good dinner to the Alimentive man, or flattery to the Approbative person.
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SALESMANSHIPWILLIAM WALKER ATKINSONWORDS RELATED TO APPROBATIVE
- adulatory
- appreciative
- approbative
- approbatory
- approving
- celebrating
- commendatory
- congratulatory
- courtly
- encomiastic
- encomiastical
- eulogistic
- fair-spoken
- fawning
- highly favorable
- honeyed
- honoring
- laudatory
- panegyrical
- plauditory
- polite
- praiseful
- respectful
- sycophantic
- unctuous
- well-wishing
- with high praise
- with highest recommendation
- acclamatory
- affirmative
- agreeable
- amicable
- approbative
- approbatory
- assenting
- benevolent
- benign
- benignant
- commending
- complimentary
- encouraging
- enthusiastic
- in favor of
- inclined
- kind
- kindly
- laudatory
- okay
- positive
- praiseful
- predisposed
- reassuring
- recommendatory
- supportive
- sympathetic
- understanding
- welcoming
- well-disposed
- well-intentioned
- acclamatory
- affirmative
- agreeable
- amicable
- approbative
- approbatory
- assenting
- benevolent
- benign
- benignant
- commending
- complimentary
- encouraging
- enthusiastic
- in favor of
- inclined
- kind
- kindly
- laudatory
- okay
- positive
- praiseful
- predisposed
- reassuring
- recommendatory
- supportive
- sympathetic
- understanding
- welcoming
- well-disposed
- well-intentioned
- acclamatory
- affirmative
- agreeable
- amicable
- approbative
- approbatory
- assenting
- benevolent
- benign
- benignant
- commending
- complimentary
- encouraging
- enthusiastic
- in favor of
- inclined
- kind
- kindly
- laudatory
- okay
- positive
- praiseful
- predisposed
- reassuring
- recommendatory
- supportive
- sympathetic
- understanding
- welcoming
- well-disposed
- well-intentioned
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.