Approve and Locking up

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Approve verb - To give official acceptance of as satisfactory.

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Locking up is an antonym for approve.

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

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Approve is an antonym for locking up in topics: stop, outlaw.

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Locking up and Approve. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/approve/locking_up

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

Locking up or Approve. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/approve/locking_up.

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