imprimatur
noun
, im-ˈpri-mə-ˌtu̇r, -ˌtyu̇r
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Synonyms & Antonyms for imprimatur
Synonyms
approbation, approval, blessing, favor, OK (or okay)
Antonyms
disapprobation, disapproval, disfavor
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The art is almost all Puryear’s, and now his dealer will probably sell it, with the nice, fresh, shiny Biennale imprimatur burnishing it and its price. — Brian T. Allen, National Review, "The American Pavilion in the Venice Biennale: Safe and Sorry," 10 Aug. 2019 For discerning food-lovers in search of the good stuff, Sachs’ imprimatur goes a long way. — Peter Jon Lindberg, Condé Nast Traveler, "With S.A.L.T., Silversea Is Completely Rewriting How Cruises Do Food," 18 July 2019 The idea is that the value of the new money is derived not from the imprimatur of any state but from a combination of mathematics, global connectedness, and the trust that resides in the world’s biggest social network. That’s the plan, anyway. — John Lanchester, The New Yorker, "The Invention of Money," 29 July 2019 With sky-high approval ratings in his own party, Mr. Trump’s imprimatur at an arena packed with thousands of energetic voters can help build momentum for Republican hopefuls. — Michael C. Bender, WSJ, "‘Never In My Wildest Dreams’: GOP Candidates Find Key to Winning Trump’s Strong Praise," 4 Aug. 2018 Trump's weakness The president's imprimatur loomed large last term, when the conservative wing reversed lower courts and upheld his immigration ban on travelers from five predominantly Muslim countries. — Richard Wolf, USA TODAY, "Supreme Court in transition: Conservatives ascendant but Roberts, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh prove unpredictable," 19 June 2019 Once upon a time, Franzen balked at going on television and accepting Oprah Winfrey’s imprimatur. — Christian Lorentzen, Harper's magazine, "Like This or Die," 10 Apr. 2019 The Academy itself gives its imprimatur to another story. — Ben Zimmer, WSJ, "How Did the Academy Award Become the ‘Oscar’?," 22 Feb. 2019 Dern herself gave the collaboration her imprimatur, sitting front row at the show wearing a perforated Raf Simons Spring 2019 top. — Steff Yotka, Vogue, "Laura Dern Was on the Clothing—And in the Front Row—at Raf Simons," 17 Jan. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'imprimatur.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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