stamp of approval

NOUN

affirmation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assertion confirmation

STRONG

affidavit asseveration attestation averment avouchment avowal certification declaration oath okay pronouncement ratification statement testimonial testimony

WEAK

green light sworn statement

Antonyms

STRONGEST

denial

WEAK

negation nullification veto

NOUN

assertion

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affirmation allegation contention insistence pronouncement

STRONG

attestation avowal defense maintenance mouthful okay predication profession report vindication

WEAK

asservation say so stressing two cents' worth

Antonyms

WEAK

denial rejection

NOUN

confirmation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acceptance admission affirmation approval authorization consent corroboration endorsement evidence green light passage recognition testimony verification

STRONG

accord agreement assent attestation authentication avowal nod okay passing sanction substantiation support supporting testament testimonial visa witness

WEAK

accepting affirming authenticating authorizing corroborating go ahead proving sanctioning validating verifying

Antonyms

STRONGEST

denial disagreement disapproval opposition refusal rejection veto

WEAK

annulment cancellation contradiction destruction void

NOUN

consent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acquiescence approval assent authorization blessing compliance concurrence go ahead permission permit sanction understanding

STRONG

accord allowance leave okay sufferance yes

WEAK

blank check carte blanche green light right on say so

Antonyms

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denial disagreement disapproval dissent prohibition refusal rejection veto

WEAK

difference dissension objection opposition protest

NOUN

green light

Synonyms

STRONGEST

approval assent blessing clearance consent go ahead permission seal of approval thumbs-up

WEAK

OK agreement dispensation empowerment license nod rubber stamp sanction

Antonyms

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denial disagreement disapproval opposition refusal rejection veto

WEAK

red light

NOUN

Synonyms

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okay

STRONG

acceptance acknowledgment acquiescence admission agreement allowance approbation approval assent authorization avowal canonization concession concurrence condonation consent dispensation empowerment endorsement freedom imprimatur indulgence leave letting liberty license permit privilege promise recognition sanctification sanction sufferance tolerance toleration verification warrant

WEAK

carte blanche condonance rubber stamp

Antonyms

STRONG

break denial difference disagreement disapproval dissent imprisonment incarceration limitation opposition prohibition protest refusal rejection repudiation restraint restriction veto

NOUN

permission

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acceptance acknowledgment admission agreement approval concession dispensation endorsement license permit privilege recognition warrant

STRONG

acquiescence allowance approbation assent avowal canonization concurrence condonation empowerment freedom imprimatur indulgence leave letting liberty okay promise sanctification sanction sufferance tolerance toleration verification

WEAK

carte blanche condonance rubber stamp

Antonyms

STRONGEST

denial disagreement disapproval opposition prohibition refusal rejection repudiation

STRONG

imprisonment incarceration limitation restraint restriction veto

NOUN

sanction

Synonyms

STRONGEST

approval

STRONG

acquiescence allowance approbation assent authority backing confirmation consent countenance encouragement endorsement fiat go ahead leave nod okay permission permit ratification recommendation sufferance support word

WEAK

green light seal of approval

Antonyms

STRONG

denial disagreement disapproval discouragement opposition prohibition question refusal rejection veto

WEAK

award honor prevention reward

NOUN

validation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acceptance affirmation authorization corroboration endorsement proof recognition verification

STRONG

accord admission agreement approval assent attestation authentication avowal consent demonstration evidence nod okay passage passing sanction substantiation support supporting testament testimonial testimony visa warrant witness

WEAK

accepting affirming authenticating authorizing corroborating go ahead green light proving sanctioning validating verifying

Antonyms

STRONG

denial disagreement disapproval dissension opposition refusal rejection veto

Example Sentences

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Since coming onto the scene in 2018, the band has gotten the stamp of approval from established acts like Bomba Estéreo, Los Tigres Del Norte and Chicano Batman.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

In some ways, Gyngell told reporters, the Michelin stamp of approval was a curse: New customers arrived with expectations of luxury, then grumbled when they found shabby chic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

Ellis says being included in the line-up "means everything" as it feels like "a stamp of approval" on his work.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

Founded in 1856, Burberry was awarded a royal warrant by Queen Elizabeth II in 1955, a stamp of approval on its quality.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

With her bright eyes and dark, flawless skin, she easily earned the doctors’ stamp of approval, though later we would learn that she had some serious medical problems.

From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince

stamp of approval

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