Approve and Excoriate

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Approve verb - To give official acceptance of as satisfactory.

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Excoriate is an antonym for approve.

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

Excoriate verb - To criticize harshly and usually publicly.

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Approve is an antonym for excoriate in denounce topic.

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Excoriate and Approve. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/approve/excoriate

Approve & Excoriate. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/approve/excoriate>.

Excoriate or Approve. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/approve/excoriate.

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