Synonyms for disapprove
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dis-uh-proov |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɪs əˈpruv |
Top 10 synonyms for disapprove Other synonyms for the word disapprove
- criticize
- damn
- deprecate
- detract
- disallow
- discommend
- discountenance
- disesteem
- disfavor
- dismiss
- dispraise
- expostulate
- find fault with
- find unacceptable
- frown on
- look askance at
- look down on
- nix
- object to
- pan
- pass on
- refuse
- remonstrate
- reprehend
- reprobate
- reprove
- set aside
- slam
- spurn
- take dim view of
- take exception to
- turn down
- zing
Définition of disapprove
Origin :- late 15c., "disprove;" as the reverse of approve it is first attested 1640s. See dis- + approve. Related: Disapproved; disapproving.
- verb condemn
- You have never been to the theatre, you say, and yet you disapprove of it.
- Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
- I think, my dear mother, you would not disapprove of her as a daughter.
- Extract from : « Lady Susan » by Jane Austen
- By which is implied a right to disapprove, if they think fit.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- I know you well enough to realize that you do not disapprove of what I am doing.
- Extract from : « A Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales » by Guy De Maupassant
- And though I disapprove of your husband's doings, you know I would not willingly do him any harm?
- Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
- Do you mean he's an acquaintance of whom you disapprove for her?
- Extract from : « The Wings of the Dove, Volume 1 of 2 » by Henry James
- Her attitude was so lovely that it was impossible to disapprove of her.
- Extract from : « Audrey Craven » by May Sinclair
- "You disapprove, of course," continued Brother Copas easily.
- Extract from : « Brother Copas » by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
- It was my duty to approve or disapprove the finding of the court.
- Extract from : « The Citizen-Soldier » by John Beatty
- I know also that you will speak the truth, whether you approve or disapprove.
- Extract from : « The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Volume II (of II) » by Charles Darwin
Antonyms for disapprove
Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019