Approval and Check

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Approval noun - An acceptance of something as satisfactory.

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Check is an antonym for approval.

Check noun - The amount owed at a bar or restaurant or the slip of paper stating the amount.

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Approval is an antonym for check in restraint topic.

Nearby Words: checked, checking, checkup, checker, checklist

good	good approval	good check
high	high approval	high check
full	full approval	full check
direct	direct approval	direct check
Other adjectives: popular, small, constant, massive, serious, little, personal, final, explicit.

Brick Joke: While Jeffrey is "Playing Doctor" with the hookers, he shows his approval by drawing a check mark on one woman's butt with a black marker.

Source: Film / Frankenhooker
Check. Having arrogant aristocrats able and willing to do whatever they want to do to you with the approval of the law?

Source: Adult Fear / Literature
Blank Check has Preston seeking the approval from his capitalist father, who looks down upon him for not having a job.

Source: "Well Done, Son!" Guy

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