Meanings
adjectiveapproving (comparative more approving, superlative most approving)
comparative more approving · superlative most approving
- Expressing approbation; commending
She flashed an approving smile.
Synonyms: approbative, approbatory, sympathetic, favorable
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of approve
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveExpressing approbation; commending
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveexpressing or manifesting praise or approval
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish hyväksyvä
- hyväksyväexpressing approbation; commending — see also approbative
French approbateur, approbatif
- approbateurexpressing approbation; commending — see also approbative
- approbatifexpressing approbation; commending — see also approbative
Latin approbāns, approbātīvus
- approbānsexpressing approbation; commending — see also approbative
- approbātīvusexpressing approbation; commending — see also approbative
Latvian apstiprinošs
- apstiprinošsexpressing approbation; commending — see also approbative
Polish aprobujący
- aprobującyexpressing approbation; commending — see also approbative
Portuguese aprovador
- aprovadorexpressing approbation; commending — see also approbative
Russian одобри́тельный
- одобри́тельный (odobrítelʹnyj)expressing approbation; commending — see also approbative
Ukrainian схва́льний
- схва́льний (sxválʹnyj)expressing approbation; commending — see also approbative
Cite this entry
APA
approving. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/approving
MLA
“approving.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/approving. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “approving,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/approving.
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