OKS Synonyms: 152 Similar and Opposite Words

OKs 1 of 2

noun

variants or okays

plural of OK

as in approvals

an acceptance of something as satisfactory our supervisor gave his OK on the project, so we can go ahead with it

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2 of 2

verb

variants or okays

present tense third-person singular of OK

as in approves

to give official acceptance of as satisfactory a judge will have to OK the search warrant

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as in accepts

to have a favorable opinion of I'm glad that my friends OK'd my choice of girlfriend

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Noun

Construction would depend on the outcome of feasibility assessments and subsequent project approvals.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
Concerns that the administration is outrunning the courts The judges’ frustrations have also centered on the speed with which the administration is pushing ahead on the projects with little regard for the approvals needed to pursue such work.

— Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of approvals

Verb

At the end of the chain, oxygen accepts the electrons and, together with protons, becomes water.

— Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
After the portal accepts your filing Use the portal’s search function to locate an existing notice and monitor your filing record.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of accepts

Verb

Instead, party task forces (known as work teams) are mobilized to draft the verdict, colleagues from their workplace endorse it, and then a committee at a higher level of administration ratifies it.

— ANDREW MERTHA, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026
The private sector’s role is to build the commercial reality that policy later ratifies.

— Hany Naeem, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026

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