Synonyms of rubber stamp

rubber stamp 1 of 2

noun

as in echo

a person who adopts the appearance or behavior of another especially in an obvious way

an author who was ultimately just another rubber stamp of Hemingway

Synonyms & Similar Words

• echo
• follower
• imitator
• aper
• wannabee
• parrot
• copycat
• wannabe
• copyist
• mimic
• impressionist
• emulator
• ape
• impersonator

rubber-stamp

2 of 2

verb

as in to sign

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sign
• initial
• permit
• endorse
• enable
• legalize
• license
• bless
• sanctify
• certify
• pass
• sign off (on)
• validate
• canonize
• approve
• allow
• indorse
• licence
• ratify
• accept
• sanction
• authorize
• acknowledge
• affirm
• confirm
• finalize
• reapprove
• okay
• approbate
• warrant
• formalize
• homologate
• accredit
• OK
• clear

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reject
• deny
• veto
• negative
• disapprove
• disallow
• decline
• prohibit
• turn down
• forbid
• ban
• enjoin
• ignore
• proscribe
• disregard
• refuse
• neglect
• overlook
• interdict
• spurn
• illegalize
• rebut
• rebuff

Examples of rubber stamp in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

However, board members act as little more than a rubber stamp for investigators’ determinations. —Patrick Hendry, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2024

The principal environmental approval recently obtained from the Northern Territory Government rubber stamps the building of a solar farm at Powell Creek with a clean energy generation capacity of up to 10 gigawatts, plus utility scale onsite storage. —New Atlas, 17 July 2024

Verb

Approval from the Canadian Radio-Television Telecommunications Commission is still need to rubber-stamp the agreement. —Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2024

But weird can be good, especially at the Emmys, an awards show that tends to rubber-stamp nominees year after year. —Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2024