Approve and Tar

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Approve verb - To give official acceptance of as satisfactory.

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Tar is an antonym for approve.

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

Tar verb - Coat with tar.

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Approve is an antonym for tar in topics: defile, criticize.

Nearby Words: tarred, tared

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Tar and Approve. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/approve/tar

Approve & Tar. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/approve/tar>.

Tar or Approve. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/approve/tar.

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