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approved

approved

1.5
Officially accepted by a person or group in charge
  • adjective
  • /əˈpruːvd/
  • Formal
translation icon : 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
4 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
1 3.6

Having official permission to do something

is broader formal acceptance by authority not only permission for action
accredited
vsapproved
  • Formal
1 4.4

Officially recognized as meeting standards to do a job

is official acceptance by authority rather than assignment for a specific function
sanctioned
vsapproved
  • Formal
4.1

Officially allowed by people in charge

is general official acceptance by a person or body rather than rule-based permission
ratified
vsapproved
  • Formal
5.5

Officially approved so it has legal force

is formal acceptance without necessarily creating legal force
validated
vsapproved
  • Formal
4.2

Officially checked and accepted as correct or legal

is official acceptance by authority rather than a formal legal confirmation
recognized
vsapproved
  • Formal
3.5

Known and officially accepted as important or respected

is acceptance by authority focused on permission or authorization rather than status
accepted
vsapproved
1.3

Approved and considered correct by most people in a group

is given official permission by authority rather than general social agreement

Antonyms

1 5.3

Not approved by most people or by an official group

2.6

Feeling not wanted after someone says no, especially in love

How Authorized

certified
4 4.0
authorized
1 3.6
approved
  • Formal
1.5
unauthorized
  • US
110 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.