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I'm a UX designer but not an English native speaker. I'm working on a web interface where some item types required an approval from a 3rd party. So when the user clicks on a button named 'Approval' he can approve or decline the contract.

My questions are: What are the best labels for the buttons Approve and Decline? I'm not looking for the perfect antonym but the one that makes more sense.

  • Confirm / Deny
  • Confirm / Refute
  • Approve / Decline
  • Approve / Reject

Then, the name of the button to go through the process of approving and declining has the name 'Approval', but this name reflects only the approved option, not the declined one. Is there a better generic word that I can use for this button to reflect both options?

Currently, I'm using 'Approval' or 'Approve/Decline'.

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  • Can you clarify who’s doing what? A user submits a contract for 3rd party approval. The 3rd party Approves or Denies the request. Or approves or Rejects the contract. Commented Sep 9, 2022 at 19:16
  • A first user submits the contract for approval and then another user should approve or decline it. Commented Sep 9, 2022 at 19:53
  • Hard to offer an authoritative answer. I think decline or reject are each a good word to use. Users will not stop to think about any subtle differences. Commented Sep 9, 2022 at 22:29
  • Approvals is an easy task to understand, though Review/Approve is even clearer that clicking is not yet approving. Become friends with a native-speaking Tech Writer or Business Analyst in your firm for wordsmithing now and down the road. Commented Sep 9, 2022 at 22:44
  • The button is a verb for the action the user is performing. Your first user is submitting the item for approval or denial. So SUBMIT. The user who receives the item chooses between APPROVE and DENY or ACCEPT and REJECT. Commented Sep 10, 2022 at 14:37

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The single button could have Assess or Assessment

The two buttons could be

  • Accept/Reject OR Accept/Not Accept
  • Approve/Disapprove OR Approve/Not Approve
  • Approve/Nix
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