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Synonyms for disapprove
ˌdɪs əˈpruvdis·ap·prove

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  1. disapproveverb

    Antonyms:
    approve

  2. disapproveverb

    Antonyms:
    approve

  3. disapproveverb

    Antonyms:
    approve

  4. disapproveverb

    Antonyms:
    approve

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. disapproveverb

    consider bad or wrong

    Synonyms:
    reject

    Antonyms:
    approve, sanction, O.K., okay

  2. disapprove, rejectverb

    deem wrong or inappropriate

    "I disapprove of her child rearing methods"

    Synonyms:
    spurn, reject, refuse, pass up, pooh-pooh, eliminate, turn down, rule out, winnow out, scorn, resist, turn away, freeze off, disdain, decline

    Antonyms:
    okay, approve, O.K., sanction

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Dictionary of English Synonymes3.0 / 1 vote

  1. disapproveverb

    Synonyms:
    dislike, condemn, censure, regard as wrong

  2. disapproveverb

    Synonyms:
    reject, disallow, refuse or decline to sanction

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How to use disapprove in a sentence?

  1. Volkswagen Mexico:

    We strongly disapprove of (the distributor) showing those images at its facilities, which showed a regime that emphasized hatred and discrimination at a point in history that has fortunately been left behind.

  2. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell:

    The Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act will ensure Congress gets a vote to either approve or disapprove of the comprehensive agreement.

  3. Bob Corker:

    For 60 days it would lay before Congress. We would have the opportunity for hearings, and to have classified briefings, and to understand what the President has agreed to, during that period of time Congress can either approve, disapprove or take no action at all.

  4. Aaron David Miller:

    They clearly disapprove of this, you would think that the more appropriate comment would have been: 'We don't think this is helpful.'.

  5. Chuck Schumer:

    While I will certainly share my view and try to persuade them that the vote to disapprove is the right one, in my experience with matters of conscience and great consequence like this, each member ultimately comes to their own conclusion.


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