Synonyms for Giving the nod:

• v.

  • accept
  • accede
  ,
  • acknowledge
  ,
  • acquiesce
  ,
  • admit
  ,
  • adopt
  ,
  • affirm
  ,
  • agree to
  ,
  • approve
  ,
  • assent
  ,
  • assume
  ,
  • avow
  ,
  • bear
  ,
  • buy
  ,
  • check out
  ,
  • comply
  ,
  • concur with
  ,
  • cooperate with
  ,
  • give stamp of approval
  ,
  • give the go-ahead
  ,
  • give the green light
  ,
  • give the nod
  ,
  • go for
  ,
  • lap up
  ,
  • okay
  ,
  • recognize
  ,
  • rubber-stamp
  ,
  • set store by
  ,
  • sign
  ,
  • sign off on
  ,
  • take on
  ,
  • take one up on
  ,
  • thumbs up
  ,
  • undertake
  .
  • admit
  • accept
  ,
  • be big on
  ,
  • bless
  ,
  • concede
  ,
  • enter
  ,
  • entertain
  ,
  • give access
  ,
  • give thumbs up
  ,
  • grant
  ,
  • harbor
  ,
  • house
  ,
  • initiate
  ,
  • introduce
  ,
  • let
  ,
  • let in
  ,
  • lodge
  ,
  • permit
  ,
  • receive
  ,
  • shelter
  ,
  • suffer
  ,
  • take
  ,
  • take in
  .
  • confirm
  • attest
  ,
  • authenticate
  ,
  • back
  ,
  • bear out
  ,
  • certify
  ,
  • check
  ,
  • circumstantiate
  ,
  • corroborate
  ,
  • debunk
  ,
  • double-check
  ,
  • endorse
  ,
  • establish
  ,
  • explain
  ,
  • give green light
  ,
  • give high sign
  ,
  • justify
  ,
  • make good
  ,
  • make sure
  ,
  • sanction
  ,
  • settle
  ,
  • size up
  ,
  • subscribe
  ,
  • substantiate
  ,
  • support
  ,
  • underpin
  ,
  • uphold
  ,
  • verify
  ,
  • vouch
  ,
  • warrant
  ,
  • witness
  .
  • consent
  • allow
  ,
  • concur
  ,
  • fold
  ,
  • give in
  ,
  • give up
  ,
  • knuckle under
  ,
  • make a deal
  ,
  • roll over
  ,
  • say uncle
  ,
  • say yes
  ,
  • throw in the towel
  ,
  • yes
  ,
  • yield
  .
  • countenance
  • abet
  ,
  • advocate
  ,
  • aid
  ,
  • applaud
  ,
  • approbate
  ,
  • bear with
  ,
  • champion
  ,
  • commend
  ,
  • condone
  ,
  • confirm
  ,
  • cope
  ,
  • encourage
  ,
  • favor
  ,
  • get behind
  ,
  • go along with
  ,
  • grin and bear it
  ,
  • handle
  ,
  • help
  ,
  • hold with
  ,
  • invite
  ,
  • live with
  ,
  • nod at
  ,
  • put john hancock on
  ,
  • put up with
  ,
  • sit still for
  ,
  • smile on
  ,
  • stand for
  ,
  • stomach something
  ,
  • swallow
  .
  • endorse
  • accredit
  ,
  • back up
  ,
  • boost
  ,
  • countenance
  ,
  • defend
  ,
  • give a boost to
  ,
  • give one's word
  ,
  • go to bat for
  ,
  • go with
  ,
  • guarantee
  ,
  • lend one's name to
  ,
  • praise
  ,
  • push
  ,
  • ratify
  ,
  • recommend
  ,
  • second
  ,
  • stand behind
  ,
  • stand up for
  ,
  • stump for
  ,
  • subscribe to
  ,
  • sustain
  ,
  • underwrite
  ,
  • vouch for
  .
  • grant
  • accord
  ,
  • allocate
  ,
  • allot
  ,
  • assign
  ,
  • award
  ,
  • bestow
  ,
  • cede
  ,
  • come across
  ,
  • come around
  ,
  • come through
  ,
  • confer
  ,
  • consent to
  ,
  • convey
  ,
  • donate
  ,
  • drop
  ,
  • gift with
  ,
  • give
  ,
  • give out
  ,
  • give thumbs-up
  ,
  • impart
  ,
  • invest
  ,
  • own
  ,
  • own up
  ,
  • present
  ,
  • profess
  ,
  • relinquish
  ,
  • shake on
  ,
  • sign on
  ,
  • stake
  ,
  • suppose
  ,
  • surrender
  ,
  • transfer
  ,
  • transmit
  ,
  • vouchsafe
  .
  • sanction
  • commission
  ,
  • empower
  ,
  • license
  .
  • validate
  • John Hancock
  ,
  • authorize
  ,
  • constitute
  ,
  • legalize
  ,
  • legitimize
  ,
  • make binding
  ,
  • make legal
  ,
  • make stick
  ,
  • set seal on
  .

What are the hypernyms for Giving the nod?

• Other hypernyms:

  acceptance, appointment, approval, authentication, authorization, consent, endorsement, permission, sanction, sign-off.