Meaning & use
approved
Officially accepted, authorized, or judged to meet a required standard.
See it in a sentence
Only approved contractors may perform electrical work on the new building.
Her expense report was approved without any changes by the finance team.
A note on using this word
Approved often appears before a noun, as in an approved list, to show official acceptance rather than personal opinion.
Words with a similar meaning
authorizedsanctionedendorsed
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Words with an opposite meaning
rejecteddenied
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