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Showing or feeling approval of someone or something

Being agreeable or assenting to a question, vote or issue

Showing approval of or favor towards an idea or action

Willing to accept or agree to something without objection or resistance

Predisposed to leniency

Friendly and sympathetic

Energetic or full of excitement

Giving someone support through care or sympathy

Support for an idea or cause

The process of passing legislation

Present participle for to accept as satisfactory or conforming to the required standards or rules

Present participle for to like, or believe that someone or something is good or acceptable

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Adjective

Showing or feeling approval of someone or something

highly favourable

highly favorable

with high praise

with highest recommendation

highly complimentary

over-appreciative

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“Right-of-center speakers invited by these clubs are drawing large and approving crowds.”

Adjective

Being agreeable or assenting to a question, vote or issue

in the affirmative

straight-shooting

forward-looking

in one's interests

in one's best interests

to one's advantage

greatly appreciated

extremely useful

worth the effort

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Adjective

Showing approval of or favor towards an idea or action

Adjective

Willing to accept or agree to something without objection or resistance

easily persuaded

under the thumb

under one's thumb

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Adjective

Predisposed to leniency

non-restrictive

live-and-let-live

heart in right place

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Adjective

Friendly and sympathetic

good-humored^US

good-humoured^UK

easy to get along with

hail-fellow-well-met

easy to get on with

downright neighborly

door's always open

willing to please

favourably disposed

well intentioned

favorably disposed

favourably inclined

favorably inclined

on the up and up

well-brought-up

eager to please

non-confrontational

snug as a bug in a rug

public-spirited

philanthropical

heart in right place

willing to help

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Adjective

Energetic or full of excitement

champing at the bit

chomping at the bit

keen as mustard

as keen as mustard

ready and willing

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

infatuated with

very enthusiastic

enamoured of^US

extremely enthusiastic

straining at the leash

untrammelled^UK

consumed with desire

full of enthusiasm

favourably inclined

chafing at the bit

waiting with bated breath

with an appetite

hankering after

jumping up and down

aspiring towards

wild with excitement

in seventh heaven

beside yourself

in a frenzy of delight

in transports of delight

jumping for joy

in high spirits

on top of the world

beside oneself with happiness

as merry as a grig

bright and breezy

on the edge of your seat

alive and kicking

delirious with happiness

full of vim and vigour

with bated breath

on pins and needles

feeling one's oats

pleased as punch

as pleased as Punch

filled with joy

full of the joys of spring

doing handsprings

extremely happy

beside oneself with joy

floating on air

tickled to death

full of get-up-and-go

full of joie de vivre

as happy as a clam

pleasantly surprised

as happy as Larry

like a child with a new toy

like a dog with two tails

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Adjective

Giving someone support through care or sympathy

sympathizing^US

sympathising^UK

having heart in right place

loving and giving

well-intentioned

philanthropical

public-spirited

self-sacrificing

good-humoured^UK

good-humored^US

well intentioned

heart in right place

socially concerned

socially conscious

non-confrontational

generous to a fault

self-forgetting

culturally sensitive

willing to forgive

eager to please

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Noun

Support for an idea or cause

campaigning for

advising in favour

wholehearted reception

enthusiastic reception

contribution to

aiding and abetting

advising in favor

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Noun

The process of passing legislation

Verb

Present participle for to accept as satisfactory or conforming to the required standards or rules

rubber-stamping

giving go-ahead

rubber stamping

giving the go-ahead to

giving the green light to

giving the OK to

giving the thumbs up to

going along with

saying the word

giving permission

“Members voted to approve the plans, claiming the proposals were in accordance with policy and that there was both local and historic interest.”

Verb

Present participle for to like, or believe that someone or something is good or acceptable

thinking well of

holding in esteem

holding in regard

looking on with favour

taking kindly to

regarding highly

thinking highly of

expressing approval of

“I do approve of your choice of music.”

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