Approbative
Approbative adjective - Expressing or manifesting praise or approval.
Usage example: approbative criticism
Favourable and approbative are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Favourable" instead an adjective "Approbative".
Favourable
Favourable adjective - Encouraging or approving or pleasing.
Approbative and favourable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Approbative" instead an adjective "Favourable".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sympathetic and approbative
- sympathetic and favourable
- good and approbative
- good and favourable
- agreeable and approbative
- agreeable and favourable
- advantageous and approbative
- advantageous and favourable
- positive and approbative
- positive and favourable
- friendly and approbative
- friendly and favourable
- auspicious and approbative
- auspicious and favourable
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Favourable and Approbative. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/approbative/favourable
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Favourable or Approbative. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/approbative/favourable.
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