disapprove

verb

dis·ap·prove ˌdis-ə-ˈprüv How to pronounce disapprove (audio)

disapproved; disapproving; disapproves

transitive verb

: to pass unfavorable judgment on

: to refuse approval to : reject

intransitive verb

: to feel or express disapproval

disapprover noun

disapprovingly

ˌdis-ə-ˈprü-viŋ-lē How to pronounce disapprove (audio)

adverb

Example Sentences

She married him even though her parents disapproved. The treaty was disapproved by the Senate.

Recent Examples on the Web This would allow the government to trim bank balances to control the money supply, decide which payments to approve and disapprove, and otherwise directly intervene in private financial decisions.

Brian P. Brooks And Charles W. Calomiris, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2022 But the vast majority of governors, Lamont among them, are above water with positive net-approval ratings — the difference between voters who approve and disapprove, according to the University of Virginia Center for Politics.

Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 16 July 2022 The majority of the country—60% of Americans—disapprove of Biden’s leadership, according to a new Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll, the results of which were released Wednesday.

Erin Prater, Fortune, 30 June 2022 That’s essentially unchanged from Biden’s 36% approve, 58% disapprove rating from June.

Mark Murray, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2022 Grassley’s approval ratings have dipped over the past decade, to the point where almost as many Iowans disapprove of his performance as approve, per the more recent March poll.

Grace Segers, The New Republic, 2 June 2022 The stance on this issue is highly partisan, however, as 80% of Democrats disapprove of the ruling while 63% of Republicans support it.

Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 25 July 2022 Alternatively, Twitter could negotiate a lower price for the deal or a settlement that allows Musk to walk away — and hope that its shareholders don't disapprove.

Clare Duffy, CNN, 15 July 2022 Polls in the United States have found that people who see little hope of personal financial advancement also feel the country as a whole is getting worse, and disapprove of political leaders.

New York Times, 12 July 2022 See More

disapproving 1 of 2

adjective

as in disagreeable

Synonyms & Similar Words

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disagreeable
opposed
belligerent
antisocial
distant
pugnacious
adverse
conflicting
truculent
resisting
bellicose
frigid
combative
icy
clashing
hostile
negative
unfriendly
prejudiced
disputatious
unfavorable
quarrelsome
contentious
unsympathetic
biased
antagonistic
militant
antipathetic
contrary
unkind
unpleasant
discourteous
cold
argumentative
spiteful
inconsiderate
impolite
adversary
inhospitable
vindictive
cool
scrappy
surly
inimical
hateful
adversarial
unloving
impertinent
unsociable
unmannerly
jaundiced
malicious
malevolent
uncivil
virulent
ill-mannered
malign
rude
malignant
opprobrious
acrimonious
rancorous
mortal
despiteful
ill-bred
bitter

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sympathetic
friendly
hospitable
social
amiable
civil
pleasant
warm
affectionate
gracious
affable
loving
amicable
gregarious
cordial
companionable
genial
neighborly
nonhostile
convivial
sociable
sweet
kind
nonantagonistic
accepting
favorable
comradely
kindly
good-natured
devoted
nice
approving
welcoming
benign
agreeable
good-tempered
empathetic
understanding
warmhearted

as in angry

Synonyms & Similar Words

angry
resentful
indignant
infuriated
huffy
peevish
outraged
irate
angered
petulant
bristly
piqued
irritable
cross
snappish
irascible
fretful
cantankerous
churlish
riled
upset
grumpy
steaming
ireful
troubled
rankled
testy
displeased
mad
ill-humored
perturbed
dyspeptic
grouchy
bilious
snuffy
exasperated
inflamed
shirty
disturbed
annoyed
choleric
touchy
sore
frustrated
roiled
enflamed
crabby
irritated
provoked
harried
irked
distressed
cranky
vexed
fussy
aggravated
harassed
peeved
tortured
badgered
persecuted
tormented
bearish
bothered
tried
hassled
plagued
tested
pestered
haggled
bedeviled
inconvenienced
put out
pinpricked
galled
narked
scunnered
teed off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

satisfied
happy
content
pleased
delighted
placid
calm
serene
tranquil
peaceable
pacific

disapproving

2 of 2

verb

present participle of disapprove

as in rejecting

to be unwilling to grant the committee disapproved the proposal to allow casino gambling in the state

Synonyms & Similar Words

rejecting
denying
refusing
declining
forbidding
withholding
disallowing
negativing
prohibiting
reprobating
vetoing
nixing
proscribing
spurning
restricting
banning
enjoining
rebuffing
restraining
keeping
checking
curbing
repelling
impeding
obstructing
repressing
constraining
hindering
holding
balking (at)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

granting
permitting
letting
allowing
providing
giving
conceding
affording
authorizing
okaying
supplying
furnishing
acquiescing
licensing
commissioning
warranting
sanctioning
according
agreeing (to)
consenting (to)
assenting (to)
OK'ing
acceding (to)
licencing
vouchsafing

as in refusing

to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to disapproved the first set of blueprints submitted by the firm

Synonyms & Similar Words

rejecting
refusing
declining
ignoring
passing
forbidding
denying
spurning
dismissing
denying
avoiding
repudiating
vetoing
withdrawing
reprobating
negativing
disputing
nixing
disdaining
prohibiting
turning down
overruling
passing up
disputing
throwing over
deselecting
rebuffing
proscribing
scorning
throwing out
forbearing
contradicting
balking (at)
disavowing
disowning
disclaiming
revoking
scouting
renouncing
turning one's back on
retracting
refuting
sticking
forswearing
abjuring
blowing off
controverting
gainsaying
recalling
disproving
disallowing
negating
recanting
bypassing
shooting down
rebutting
unsaying
taking back
reneging
detouring
foreswearing
backtracking
backing down
abstaining (from)
backing off
refraining (from)
disagreeing (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

approving
accepting
receiving
tolerating
adopting
agreeing (to)
swallowing
welcoming
taking
embracing
assenting
agreeing
countenancing
condoning
consenting
selecting
choosing
acquiescing
supporting
acceding
espousing
handpicking

单词	disapproving
释义	disapprove verb dis·ap·prove ˌdis-ə-ˈprüv disapproved; disapproving; disapproves transitive verb 1 : to pass unfavorable judgment on 2 : to refuse approval to : reject intransitive verb : to feel or express disapproval disapprover noun disapprovingly ˌdis-ə-ˈprü-viŋ-lē adverb Synonyms decline deny disallow negative nix refuse reject reprobate withhold See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences She married him even though her parents disapproved. The treaty was disapproved by the Senate. Recent Examples on the Web This would allow the government to trim bank balances to control the money supply, decide which payments to approve and disapprove, and otherwise directly intervene in private financial decisions. Brian P. Brooks And Charles W. Calomiris, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2022 But the vast majority of governors, Lamont among them, are above water with positive net-approval ratings — the difference between voters who approve and disapprove, according to the University of Virginia Center for Politics. Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 16 July 2022 The majority of the country—60% of Americans—disapprove of Biden’s leadership, according to a new Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll, the results of which were released Wednesday. Erin Prater, Fortune, 30 June 2022 That’s essentially unchanged from Biden’s 36% approve, 58% disapprove rating from June. Mark Murray, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2022 Grassley’s approval ratings have dipped over the past decade, to the point where almost as many Iowans disapprove of his performance as approve, per the more recent March poll. Grace Segers, The New Republic, 2 June 2022 The stance on this issue is highly partisan, however, as 80% of Democrats disapprove of the ruling while 63% of Republicans support it. Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 25 July 2022 Alternatively, Twitter could negotiate a lower price for the deal or a settlement that allows Musk to walk away — and hope that its shareholders don't disapprove. Clare Duffy, CNN, 15 July 2022 Polls in the United States have found that people who see little hope of personal financial advancement also feel the country as a whole is getting worse, and disapprove of political leaders. New York Times, 12 July 2022 See More Word History First Known Use circa 1562, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Kids Definition disapprove verb dis·ap·prove ˌdi-sə-ˈprüv disapproved; disapproving : to believe that someone or something is bad or wrong Mom disapproved of the TV show. disapproving 1 of 2 adjective 1 as in disagreeable Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance disagreeable opposed belligerent antisocial distant pugnacious adverse conflicting truculent resisting bellicose frigid combative icy clashing hostile negative unfriendly prejudiced disputatious unfavorable quarrelsome contentious unsympathetic biased antagonistic militant antipathetic contrary unkind unpleasant discourteous cold argumentative spiteful inconsiderate impolite adversary inhospitable vindictive cool scrappy surly inimical hateful adversarial unloving impertinent unsociable unmannerly jaundiced malicious malevolent uncivil virulent ill-mannered malign rude malignant opprobrious acrimonious rancorous mortal despiteful ill-bred bitter Antonyms & Near Antonyms sympathetic friendly hospitable social amiable civil pleasant warm affectionate gracious affable loving amicable gregarious cordial companionable genial neighborly nonhostile convivial sociable sweet kind nonantagonistic accepting favorable comradely kindly good-natured devoted nice approving welcoming benign agreeable good-tempered empathetic understanding warmhearted See More 2 as in angry Synonyms & Similar Words angry resentful indignant infuriated huffy peevish outraged irate angered petulant bristly piqued irritable cross snappish irascible fretful cantankerous churlish riled upset grumpy steaming ireful troubled rankled testy displeased mad ill-humored perturbed dyspeptic grouchy bilious snuffy exasperated inflamed shirty disturbed annoyed choleric touchy sore frustrated roiled enflamed crabby irritated provoked harried irked distressed cranky vexed fussy aggravated harassed peeved tortured badgered persecuted tormented bearish bothered tried hassled plagued tested pestered haggled bedeviled inconvenienced put out pinpricked galled narked scunnered teed off Antonyms & Near Antonyms satisfied happy content pleased delighted placid calm serene tranquil peaceable pacific See More disapproving 2 of 2 verb present participle of disapprove 1 as in rejecting to be unwilling to grant the committee disapproved the proposal to allow casino gambling in the state Synonyms & Similar Words rejecting denying refusing declining forbidding withholding disallowing negativing prohibiting reprobating vetoing nixing proscribing spurning restricting banning enjoining rebuffing restraining keeping checking curbing repelling impeding obstructing repressing constraining hindering holding balking (at) Antonyms & Near Antonyms granting permitting letting allowing providing giving conceding affording authorizing okaying supplying furnishing acquiescing licensing commissioning warranting sanctioning according agreeing (to) consenting (to) assenting (to) OK'ing acceding (to) licencing vouchsafing See More 2 as in refusing to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to disapproved the first set of blueprints submitted by the firm Synonyms & Similar Words rejecting refusing declining ignoring passing forbidding denying spurning dismissing denying avoiding repudiating vetoing withdrawing reprobating negativing disputing nixing disdaining prohibiting turning down overruling passing up disputing throwing over deselecting rebuffing proscribing scorning throwing out forbearing contradicting balking (at) disavowing disowning disclaiming revoking scouting renouncing turning one's back on retracting refuting sticking forswearing abjuring blowing off controverting gainsaying recalling disproving disallowing negating recanting bypassing shooting down rebutting unsaying taking back reneging detouring foreswearing backtracking backing down abstaining (from) backing off refraining (from) disagreeing (with) Antonyms & Near Antonyms approving accepting receiving tolerating adopting agreeing (to) swallowing welcoming taking embracing assenting agreeing countenancing condoning consenting selecting choosing acquiescing supporting acceding espousing handpicking See More
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