Approve and Bar

Opposite meaning words

Approve verb - To give official acceptance of as satisfactory.

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Bar is an antonym for approve.

Nearby Words: approval, approbation, approving, approvingly, approvement

Bar verb - To order not to do or use or to be done or used.

Usage example: corporal punishment has long been barred in most public schools

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Approve is an antonym for bar in prohibit topic.

Nearby Word: barroom

time	approve time	bar time
use	approve use	bar use

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