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approved

136 1.5
Officially accepted by a person or group in charge
  • adjective
  • /əˈpruːvd/
  • Formal
: aprobado
  • Instead, get chef crafted dietitian approved meals delivered right to your door.

They were the first ever approved contraceptive app.

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Examples

  • And Dorothy, it's not FDA approved as as far as I know.

  • The medication was finally approved by the health authority after extensive testing.

  • But mostly the work has to happen under kind of FDA approved trials.

  • That doesn't sound safe or approved or effective.

  • That's sort of approved release, right?

  • So Slate had the only FDA approved long acting testosterone for men.

  • They were the first ever approved contraceptive app.

  • Now, this is FDA approved for partial seizure disorders.

  • And here we're talking about FDA approved clinically tested peptides.

  • She was thrilled to receive her approved application for the scholarship.

Synonyms

official
vsapproved
∞ 2.3

Approved by a person or group in charge

is acceptance by authority focusing on permission or authorization instead of formal status
certified
vsapproved
159 4.0

Officially shown to have the required skills by a certificate

is official acceptance by authority rather than proof of meeting specific standards
authorized
vsapproved
123 3.6

Having official permission to do something

is broader formal acceptance by authority not only permission for action
accepted
vsapproved
64 1.3

Approved and considered correct by most people in a group

is given official permission by authority rather than general social agreement
recognized
vsapproved
  • Formal
55 3.5

Known and officially accepted as important or respected

is acceptance by authority focused on permission or authorization rather than status
sanctioned
vsapproved
  • Formal
44 4.1

Officially allowed by people in charge

is general official acceptance by a person or body rather than rule-based permission
accredited
vsapproved
  • Formal
23 4.4

Officially recognized as meeting standards to do a job

is official acceptance by authority rather than assignment for a specific function
validated
vsapproved
  • Formal
5 4.2

Officially checked and accepted as correct or legal

is official acceptance by authority rather than a formal legal confirmation
ratified
vsapproved
  • Formal
2 5.5

Officially approved so it has legal force

is formal acceptance without necessarily creating legal force

Antonyms

67 2.6

Feeling not wanted after someone says no, especially in love

1 5.3

Not approved by most people or by an official group

How Authorized

certified
159 4.0
authorized
123 3.6
approved
  • Formal
136 1.5
unauthorized
  • US
106 4.5

Surface Forms

approved positive

Morphology

approved = approve (transparent) = approve + ed

Standard past-participle/adjectival formation from the verb 'approve' meaning 'accepted' or 'authorized'.

Etymology

Approved comes from the Latin root probare, which means 'to test' or 'to prove', and it is the same root in prove and proof. So when something is approved, it has been 'tested and accepted' by someone in charge.