APPROVED Synonyms

• given official approval to act

• recognized or made known or admitted

• generally accepted

• thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1978

• united by being of the same opinion

• established as genuine

• endowed with authority

• endorsed authoritatively as having met certain requirements

• fit to be certified as insane (and treated accordingly)

• holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill

• having been established or made firm or received the rite of confirmation

• of persons; not subject to change

• preferred above all others and treated with partiality

• given official approval to act

• formally approved and invested with legal authority

• conforming to orthodox or recognized rules

• formally approved and invested with legal authority

• established by authority; given authoritative approval

• sustained or maintained by aid (as distinct from physical support)

• held up or having the weight borne especially from below

• declared or made legally valid

• be behind; approve of

• give support or one's approval to

• guarantee as meeting a certain standard

• sign as evidence of legal transfer

• of advancing the ball by throwing it

• (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls

• (military) a written leave of absence

• (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

• the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks

• any authorization to pass or go somewhere

• a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions

• a flight or run by an aircraft over a target

• a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs

• a difficult juncture

• one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer)

• an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent

• a permit to enter or leave a military installation

• a complimentary ticket

• a usually brief attempt

• (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team

• success in satisfying a test or requirement

• go across or through

• move past

• make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation

• for time to move forward

• place into the hands or custody of

• stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point

• travel past

• come to pass

• go unchallenged; be approved

• use up a period of time in a specific way

• pass over, across, or through

• transmit information

• disappear gradually

• go successfully through a test or a selection process

• be superior or better than some standard

• accept or judge as acceptable

• allow to go without comment or censure

• transfer to another; of rights or property

• pass into a specified state or condition; sink into

• throw (a ball) to another player

• be inherited by

• cause to pass

• grant authorization or clearance for

• pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

• eliminate from the body

• a legal document giving official permission to do something

• the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization

• large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies

• consent to, give permission; permit

• make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

• allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting

• a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts

• a type of security issued by a corporation (usually together with a bond or preferred stock) that gives the holder the right to purchase a certain amount of common stock at a stated price

• formal and explicit approval

• a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications

• provide adequate grounds to justify (a certain course of action)

• stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of

• an endorsement

• in a satisfactory or adequate manner

• being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

• give sanction to