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Antonyms for disapproved

Grammar : Verb

Spell : dis-uh-proov

Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɪs əˈpruv

Definition of disapproved

Origin : late 15c., "disprove;" as the reverse of approve it is first attested 1640s. See dis- + approve. Related: Disapproved; disapproving.

verb condemn

Example sentences :

He had disapproved of the marriage of his son and evinced his displeasure in his will.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

He never said or did a thing in the absence of my mother of which she would have disapproved.
Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles

Adrien disapproved these manners,—too French, in his opinion.
Extract from : « The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan, Complete » by Madame La Marquise De Montespan

If they disapproved, a wire would oblige, as he should put it into the hands of an agent.
Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster

Not that I disapproved of their conduct; I rather envied them, in fact.
Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln

They disapproved of the rashness of the new recruit to their body.
Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini

If they approved of the substance of his charges, they disapproved of their form.
Extract from : « Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark » by Jens Christian Aaberg

I had heard that her engagement with Kurtz had been disapproved by her people.
Extract from : « Heart of Darkness » by Joseph Conrad

He disapproved of the doctor's sensitiveness about that far-off episode of his life.
Extract from : « Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard » by Joseph Conrad

But yet she would not have disapproved a service offered to her son.
Extract from : « Hidden Hand » by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth

Synonyms for disapproved

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