Approve of
Approve of verb - To have a favorable opinion of.
Usage example: we don't approve of people who stand in the “12 items or less” lane with 13 items
Like and approve of are semantically related In some cases you can use "Like" instead a verb "Approve of".
Like
Like verb - To wish to have.
Approve of and like are semantically related in admire topic. You can use "Approve of" instead a verb "Like".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Instead, he would attempt to do it through the law by becoming Chancellor or getting the council to approve of his plan and he wanted to do it by making it look like an accident.
Source: Everyone Has Standards -
In Jane Austen's Love and Freindship, Sophia and Laura's concern extends solely to those they approve of — those, in fact, who act like characters in a novel.
Source: Moral Myopia -
Her family seems to think so, anyway, and her parents even look sound like they approve of it.
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Like and Approve of. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/approve_of/like
Approve of & Like. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/approve_of/like>.
Like or Approve of. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/approve_of/like.
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