Approval
Approval noun - An acceptance of something as satisfactory.
Stroking and approval are semantically related in good opinion topic. In some cases you can use "Stroking" instead a noun "Approval".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- liking and approval
- liking and stroking
- esteem and approval
- esteem and stroking
- regard and approval
- regard and stroking
- respect and approval
- respect and stroking
- appreciation and approval
- appreciation and stroking
- admiration and approval
- admiration and stroking
- pat on the back and approval
- pat on the back and stroking
Both words in one sentence
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All she wants is to earn Sonia's love and approval, and agrees to go on a dangerous mission in which she would very well be killed just for the reward of her mother holding her hand and stroking her face.
Source: "Well Done, Son!" Guy
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Stroking and Approval. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/approval/stroking
Approval & Stroking. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/approval/stroking>.
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