Approval
Approval noun - An acceptance of something as satisfactory.
Denial
Denial noun - An unwillingness to grant something asked for.
Usage example: our supervisor's denial of unpaid personal leave got mixed reactions from the staff
How words are described
| human | human approval | human denial |
| direct | direct approval | direct denial |
| complete | complete approval | complete denial |
| instant | instant approval | instant denial |
| Other adjectives: fatherly, genuine, obvious, heavy, strong, constant, severe, massive, serious, little, absolute, immediate, vague, general, explicit, less, outright, silent, negative, official. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Of course, his hatred is very superficial as part of his self-denial fueled from the need for his father's approval.
Source: Series / In The Flesh -
Your Approval Fills Me with Shame: Every time the Mayor says that Todd is Like a Son to Me, or even that he is proud of his actions, Todd usually follows up with denial and then just ignores it.
Source: Literature / Chaos Walking
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Denial and Approval. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/approval/denial
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Denial or Approval. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/approval/denial.
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