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Antonyms for disapproving

Grammar : Verb
Spell : dis-uh-proov
Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɪs əˈpruv

Definition of disapproving

Origin :
  • late 15c., "disprove;" as the reverse of approve it is first attested 1640s. See dis- + approve. Related: Disapproved; disapproving.
  • verb condemn
Example sentences :
  • Mr Verloc, after a grunt of disapproving surprise, returned to the sofa.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • She only gave a disapproving growl, and followed to see that he came to no harm.
  • Extract from : « Johnny Bear » by E. T. Seton
  • Dr. Caton, annoyed and disapproving, crisply intimated why Jerry was there.
  • Extract from : « Highacres » by Jane Abbott
  • Bordman put it in the boat, disapproving of the crampedness of the craft.
  • Extract from : « Sand Doom » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins
  • His whole body seemed to be disapproving what Maurice was doing.
  • Extract from : « The Call of the Blood » by Robert Smythe Hichens
  • The squire looked at him in disapproving silence for a while.
  • Extract from : « Robert Elsmere » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • The man on the next bench sneezed—a shrill and disapproving sneeze.
  • Extract from : « The Island Pharisees » by John Galsworthy
  • He answered the staff captain's question by a disapproving shake of his head.
  • Extract from : « War and Peace » by Leo Tolstoy
  • The old mountaineer regarded the tourist with a disapproving stare.
  • Extract from : « Jokes For All Occasions » by Anonymous
  • Then he looked round the room with a critical, disapproving eye.
  • Extract from : « Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker » by Marguerite Bryant

Synonyms for disapproving

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