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. Makan Delrahim:

   Those are some of the questions that are being raised ... whether those were nascent competitors that may or may not have been wise to approve, whether the intention of the incumbent was to purchase some of those competitors, I don't know. I'm not privy to the facts of each of those investigations.

2. Jacob Kirkegaard:

   International Monetary Fund is gearing up for new clients in the emerging economies. International Monetary Fund is not best done by being soft on Greece. International Monetary Fund won't go to the( International Monetary Fund) board to approve participation in a third Greek bailout without something International Monetary Fund think is tough and credible.

3. Adam Schiff:

   The president decided the public deserved to see the Nunes memo before he ’d even read it, so he ought to be similarly eager for the American people to see this memo. Given the Adam Schiff memo is based on the same underlying documents as the Republican’s partisan memo, there should be no question as to whether or not the president will approve the new memo’s release. If Adam Schiff refuses, the American people will be forced to wonder : what is the president trying to hide ?

4. Kristin Smith Diwan:

   Royal politics and parliamentary politics are intertwined, due to the power the parliament holds through the constitution to approve the appointment of the crown prince.

5. Julian Sands:

   When in LA, the Mt Baldy mountain range was his favourite place, he would go there as often as he could, julian liked to say ‘I have never had a holiday but I do rest occasionally’ - well he’s resting now in a place he would truly approve of.

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