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recognition vs approval

approval vs recognition

recognition and approval both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
recognition Yes No No No
approval Yes No No No
As nouns, approval is a hypernym of recognition; that is, approval is a word with a broader meaning than recognition:
  • recognition: approval
  • approval: a message expressing a favorable opinion
Other hypernyms of recognition include commendation.
recognition (noun) approval (noun)
designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body the formal act of approving
the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering a message expressing a favorable opinion
an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid a feeling of liking something or someone good
coming to understand something clearly and distinctly acceptance as satisfactory
approval
the explicit and formal acknowledgement of a government or of the national independence of a country
(biology) the ability of one molecule to attach to another molecule that has a complementary shape
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
Difference between recognition and approval

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