Antonyms for approvingap·prov·ing

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1. blessing, approval, approvingadjective

   the formal act of approving

   "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person"

   Antonyms:
   unfavorable, unfavourable

   Synonyms:
   approval, thanksgiving, commendation, benediction, blessing, favourable reception, favorable reception, grace, boon

2. approving, affirmative, approbative, approbatory, plausiveadjective

   expressing or manifesting praise or approval

   "approbative criticism"; "an affirmative nod"

   Antonyms:
   unfavorable, unfavourable

   Synonyms:
   affirmative, approbatory, plausive, affirmatory, optimistic, approbative

How to use approving in a sentence?

1. Chuck Grassley:

   Obviously the views of the majority leader are important to consider, but they do not govern what happens here in the Senate Judiciary Committee, if consideration on the floor was the standard for approving a bill in committee or not, we wouldn't probably be moving any bills out of Senate Judiciary Committee.

2. Paul Denis:

   The government got it right in the Whirlpool/Maytag merger, approving that transaction.

3. The DSCA:

   The State Department has made a determination approving a possible foreign military sale to Singapore of up to twelve F-35B ... aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $2.750 billion.

4. Carlos Saturnino:

   Lack of efficiency in approving projects led to a backlog of around $5 billion in projects between 2015 and 2017.

5. President Michael Schill:

   In approving this settlement, it is my hope that we focus our attention and considerable expertise on making our campus one on which all students will feel secure in the knowledge that they will be free from sexual violence.

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