6
license(noun, allow, agreement, authorization, consent)
5
acquiescence(noun, leave, agreement, permit, approval)
5
credit(noun, honor, praise, respect, regard)
5
homage(noun, increase, love, honor, praise)
5
permit(noun, leave, allow, agreement, approval)
5
plaudit(noun, increase, praise, regard, boost)
5
repute(noun, honor, praise, favor, respect)
4
accord(noun, agreement, acquiescence)
4
adoration(noun, love, praise, respect, regard)
4
affection(noun, love, honor, praise, favor)
4
backing(noun, support, favor, respect, benefit)
4
benediction(noun, support, favor, respect, benefit)
4
compliance(agreement, acquiescence)
4
countenance(noun, approval, authorization, permission)
4
encomium(noun, increase, honor, praise, regard)
4
eulogy(noun, charge, increase, praise, regard)
4
favour
4
flattery(noun, increase, praise, regard, boost)
4
go-ahead(noun, support, praise, favor, agreement)
4
high regard(noun, expression, idiom, praise, approval)
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