Approval and Recantation

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Approval noun - An acceptance of something as satisfactory.

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Recantation is an antonym for approval.

Recantation noun - A disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion.

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Approval is an antonym for recantation in retraction topic.

Nearby Words: recant, recanted, recanting

public	public approval	public recantation
reluctant	reluctant approval	reluctant recantation

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