Antonyms for approve
əˈpruvap·prove

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1. approve

   In the old sense of wonder, admire is practically obsolete; the word now expresses a delight and approval, in which the element of wonder unconsciously mingles. We admire beauty in nature and art, delight in the innocent happiness of children, enjoy books or society, a walk or a dinner. We approve what is excellent, applaud heroic deeds, esteem the good, love our friends. We honor and respect noble character wherever found; we revere and venerate it in the aged. We extol the goodness and adore the majesty and power of God.

   Antonyms:
   abhor, abominate, contemn, despise, detest, dislike, execrate, hate, ridicule, scorn

   Synonyms:
   admire, adore, applaud, delight in, enjoy, esteem, esteem, extol, honor, love, respect, revere, venerate, wonder

   Preposition:
   Admire at may still very rarely be found in the old sense of wonder at.

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1. approve

   Antonyms:
   disapprove, dislike, censure, blame, disown, disavow

   Synonyms:
   like, comment, sanction, praise, support, second, promote, encourage, authorize

Matched Categories

1. • Authorize
   • Judge

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. approve, O.K., okay, sanctionverb

   give sanction to

   "I approve of his educational policies"

   Antonyms:
   reject, disapprove

   Synonyms:
   sanction, okay

2. approveverb

   judge to be right or commendable; think well of

   Antonyms:
   disapprove, reject

   Synonyms:
   sanction, okay

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1. approveverb

   Synonyms:
   commend, sanction, countenance, favor, like

How to use approve in a sentence?

1. Jonathan Reiner:

   What is bothersome to me about this is less about this worthless botanical but more about the sidelining of scientists and the elevation of these sketchy characters who have access to the President and can tell the President that' something's magic -- Peter Hotez should approve it.' It's incredibly disturbing to me.

2. David Clements:

   I articulated what we call the county commission strategy some time ago because we kept running into these bottlenecks, where you have to get an entire legislature to approve.

3. Recep Tayyip Erdogan:

   We have said this over and over in my speeches. As I said this will come before the parliament and if it is passed from the parliament, I would approve this. I would confirm. Why? Because we do not have the authority to forgive the murders of our martyrs.

4. Olivia Wilde:

   His love for Beyonce has really hit a fever pitch and I approve, of course, but it's intense.

5. Lawrence Hamermesh:

   I think this was the more conservative course and honestly I’d be surprised if a judge didn’t do that (approve the changes).

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