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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. Mark Twain:

    I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him.

  2. New York Sen. Chuck Schumer:

    This is a very serious issue that deserves careful consideration, and I expect to have a classified briefing in the near future. I strongly believe Congress should have the right to disapprove any agreement and I support the Corker bill which would allow that to occur.

  3. 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.

  4. Alexis Charles Henri Clrel de Tocqueville:

    I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.

  5. Joe Biden:

    My strong inclination was to disapprove of it across the board, but the advice I got from counsel was that if that were the case, we may very well lose in court. And lose that case in court to the oil company.


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