What are the opposite words for approval?
Approval is a positive feeling of acceptance and agreement, but when it comes to language, it is often more helpful to examine its opposites for a better understanding. Therefore, some of the antonyms for approval include disapproval, criticism, condemnation, rebuttal, rejection, and objection. Disapproval indicates a negative assessment or judgment, whereas criticism conveys a negative evaluation of something. Condemnation implies strong disapproval or censure, while a rebuttal is an argument intended to counter or disprove an opposing view. Rejection and objection mean that someone is opposed to or does not approve of something. Overall, these antonyms provide a useful perspective on the concept of approval and its opposite meaning.
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- abandonment
- rejection
- renunciation
- ridicule
- difference
- hate
- hating
- annulment
- exclusion
- accusation
- blame
- act
- disapproval
- enmity
- feeling
- authorization
- attack
- conflict
- discordance
- contention
- contempt
- penitence
- disagreement
- insolence
- detraction
- slander
- unwillingness
- noncompliance
- negation
- criticism
- protest
- condemnation
- denial
- shame
- refusal
- disrepute
- ignoring
- abnegation
- anathema
- antagonism
- antipathy
- ban
- brand
- censure
- check
- competition
- complaint
- contradiction
- contumely
- deportation
- derision
- desertion
- difference of opinion
- disapprobation
- disdain
- disesteem
- disregard
- division
- execration
- expostulation
- indisposition
- inhibition
- interdiction
- invalidation
- invective
- irony
- nonconformity
- odium
- outcry
- quibble
- quitclaim
- rebuff
- recantation
- remonstrance
- reprehension
- reproach
- rescission
- slur
- spite
- stain
- turnaround
- unrest
- variance
- abdication
- abhorrence
- about-face
- abuse
- aspersion
- aversion
- banishment
- calumny
- censorship
- defamation
- degradation
- denigration
- denouncement
- denunciation
- despising
- disfavor
- disgrace
- disgust
- dishonor
- disinclination
- disparagement
- dissent
- forbiddance
- horror
- incrimination
- insult
- knock
- nihilism
- none
- objection
- polarity
- prejudice
- qualm
- quarrel
- rap
- rebuke
- reflection
- repeal
- repudiation
- retraction
- reversal
- sarcasm
- scandal
- scorn
- veto
- vituperation
- cancellation
- denial, renouncement of something
- formal act of putting an end to, annulling
- wrong use
- verbal attack
- charge of wrongdoing, fault
- hatred
- causing problem; opposition
- strong dislike, disgust
- good opinion
- verbal exhibition of bad temper
- verbal assault
- dislike; opposition
- indignity
- dissension
- dissidence
- official forbiddance
- stigma
- nausea
- calling off; erasure
- forbiddance; ban
- severe criticism
- displeasure
- restraint, hindrance
- statement of disagreement, discontent
- blaming, conviction
- disagreement, discord
- disdain, disrespect
- variance to something
- interpretation, analysis
- derogation
- dissatisfaction
- thumbs down
- libel, slander
- depravity, shame
- dismissal, refusal of belief in
- belittlement
- condemnation, criticism
- insult, disrespect
- misrepresentation; slander
- opposing views
- conflict over something important
- disaffirmation
- waiver
- disclaimer
- abolition
- hate; indifference
- dislike; disgrace
- state of shame; bad reputation
- aversion; repulsion
- state of shame
- unwillingness to do or believe something
- antagonism, hatred toward something
- strong criticism; detraction
- unhappiness, anger
- dishonor, shame
- discontent, unhappiness
- conflict of opinion
- disagreement, disapproval
- breach, estrangement
- hatred, animosity
- expulsion; forbiddance
- extreme dislike
- fear, revulsion
- embarrassment, humiliation
- boldness, disrespect
- hateful communication
- verbal abuse
- strong criticism
- jeremiad
- sickness in stomach; revulsion
- contradiction, denial
- refusal to believe
- belief, behavior different from most
- argument, disagreement
- shame, dishonor
- scream, exclamation
- shame, sorrow
- belief without basis, information; intolerance
- ban, forbiddance
- complaint, disapproval
- nagging doubt
- hit quickly and lightly
- reprobation
- revocation
- turning away; ignoring
- reprimand; harsh criticism
- denial, refusal
- abandonment, rejection
- hatred, disgust
- contemptuous laughter at someone or something
- mocking remark
- public embarrassment
- contempt toward something
- disgrace, embarrassment
- scandalous remark
- spot of dirt, blot, bar
- provocation; teasing
- state of agitation; disturbance
- giving up; letting go
- Other relevant words
- Other antonyms
- abandonment
- rejection
- renunciation
- ridicule
- difference
- hate
- hating
-
annulment
- neutralization,
- revocation,
- vitiation,
- countermandings,
- de domiciling,
- de-domiciling,
- dedomiciling,
- dedomicilings,
- dis charge,
- dis charges,
- dis-charge,
- dis-charges,
- erasings,
- going phfft,
- going phffts,
- re calls,
- re traction,
- re tractions,
- re-call,
- re-calls,
- re-traction,
- re-tractions,
- split ups,
- un doing,
- un doings,
- un-doing,
- un-doings,
- vitiations.
-
exclusion
- coventry,
- debarment,
- lockout,
- Nonadmission,
- lockouts,
- coventries,
- de barring,
- de-barring,
- debarments,
- debarrings,
- dis missal,
- dis missals,
- dis-missal,
- dis-missals,
- inter dict,
- inter-dict,
- interdictings,
- keeping out,
- keeping outs,
- non admission,
- non admissions,
- non-admission,
- non-admissions,
- nonadmissions.
- accusation
- blame
- act
- disapproval
- enmity
- feeling
- authorization
- attack
- conflict
- discordance
- contention
- contempt
-
penitence
- ruefulness,
- self-punishment,
- self-reproach,
- re morse,
- re morses,
- re-morse,
- re-morses,
- ruefulnesses,
- self castigation,
- self condemnation,
- self condemnations,
- self flagellation,
- self flagellations,
- self punishment,
- self punishments,
- self reproach,
- self reproaches,
- self-castigation,
- self-castigations,
- self-condemnations,
- self-punishments,
- selfcastigations,
- selfcondemnation,
- selfcondemnations,
- selfflagellation,
- selfflagellations,
- selfpunishment,
- selfpunishments,
- selfreproach,
- selfreproaches.
- disagreement
- insolence
- detraction
- slander
- unwillingness
- noncompliance
- negation
-
criticism
- call down,
- faultfinding,
- flak,
- reflection,
- scorcher,
- sideswipe,
- write up,
- zapper,
- Reviewal,
- scorchers,
- nit-picking,
- bad press,
- bad presses,
- brickbats,
- call downs,
- carpings,
- cavilings,
- critical remark,
- critical remarks,
- ex amination,
- ex aminations,
- ex-aminations,
- ex-position,
- ex-positions,
- nit picking,
- nit pickings,
- nit-pickings,
- nitpickings,
- pannings,
- rap knuckle,
- rap knuckles,
- rap on knuckle,
- rap on knuckles,
- re view,
- re views,
- re-view,
- re-views,
- reviewals,
- slap on wrist,
- slap wrist,
- sleighride,
- sleighrides,
- writeup,
- zappers.
- protest
- condemnation
-
denial
- adjuration,
- disavowal,
- disproof,
- nonacceptance,
- refutation,
- renouncement,
- repudiation,
- Disaffirmation,
- Refusing,
- Refutal,
- Controversion,
- disavowals,
- renouncements,
- prohibitions,
- adjurations,
- no way,
- non-committal,
- abstainings,
- brush offs,
- brush-off,
- brush-offs,
- brushoffs,
- controversions,
- dis allowance,
- dis allowances,
- dis avowal,
- dis avowals,
- dis missing,
- dis missings,
- dis-allowance,
- dis-allowances,
- dis-avowal,
- dis-avowals,
- dis-missing,
- dis-missings,
- dismissings,
- disproofs,
- forswearings,
- no ways,
- non acceptance,
- non acceptances,
- non committal,
- non committals,
- non-acceptance,
- non-acceptances,
- non-committals,
- nonacceptances,
- noncommittals,
- re buttal,
- re fusing,
- re pulse,
- re pulses,
- re-buff,
- re-buttal,
- re-buttals,
- re-fusing,
- re-pulse,
- re-pulses,
- refrainings,
- refusings,
- refutals,
- rejectings,
- renegement,
- renegements,
- repudiatings,
- statement abnegation,
- statement abnegations.
-
shame
- self-disgust,
- self-reproof,
- shamefacedness,
- stigma,
- skeleton in the cupboard,
- Pudency,
- loss of face,
- bad conscience,
- bad consciences,
- dis composure,
- dis composures,
- dis-composure,
- dis-composures,
- loss face,
- pudencies,
- self disgust,
- self disgusts,
- self reproof,
- self reproofs,
- self-disgusts,
- self-reproofs,
- selfdisgust,
- selfdisgusts,
- selfreproof,
- selfreproofs,
- shamefacednesses,
- skeleton cupboard,
- skeleton in cupboard.
- refusal
- disrepute
- ignoring
- abnegation
- anathema
- antagonism
- antipathy
-
ban
- don't,
- don'ts,
- no-no,
- a thou shalt not,
- a thou shalt nots,
- a thou-shalt-not,
- a thou-shalt-nots,
- donts,
- in junction,
- in junctions,
- in-junction,
- in-junctions,
- no no's,
- no nos,
- no-no's,
- nono,
- nono's,
- off limit,
- off limits,
- out bound,
- out of bound,
- re striction,
- re strictions,
- re-striction,
- re-strictions.
- brand
- censure
- check
- competition
-
complaint
- grumble,
- lament,
- plaint,
- stink,
- whine,
- Re-presentation,
- CCS,
- plaints,
- dis ease,
- dis eases,
- dis order,
- dis orders,
- dis-ease,
- dis-eases,
- dis-order,
- dis-orders,
- fault finding,
- fault findings,
- fault-findings,
- faultfindings,
- re presentation,
- re presentations,
- re-presentations,
- up set,
- up sets,
- up-set,
- up-sets.
- contradiction
- contumely
- deportation
- derision
-
desertion
- elusion,
- elusions,
- castoff,
- running out on,
- castoffs,
- de parting,
- de partings,
- de relict,
- de relicts,
- de-parting,
- de-partings,
- de-relict,
- de-relicts,
- defectings,
- departings,
- dis affection,
- dis affections,
- dis avowing,
- dis-affection,
- dis-affections,
- dis-avowing,
- disavowings,
- forsakings,
- going back ons,
- re treats,
- re-treat,
- re-treats,
- running out ons.
- difference of opinion
- disapprobation
- disdain
- disesteem
-
disregard
- dis interest,
- dis interests,
- dis regard,
- dis regards,
- dis-interest,
- dis-interests,
- dis-regard,
- dis-regards,
- in advertences,
- in attention,
- in attentions,
- in difference,
- in differences,
- in-advertence,
- in-advertences,
- in-attention,
- in-difference,
- in-differences,
- insouciances,
- neglectings,
- over sight,
- over sights,
- over-looking,
- over-sight,
- over-sights,
- overlookings,
- un concerns,
- un mindfulness,
- un mindfulnesses,
- un-concern,
- un-concerns,
- unmindfulnesses.
- division
- execration
- expostulation
- indisposition
- inhibition
- interdiction
- invalidation
- invective
- irony
-
nonconformity
- iconoclasm,
- noncompliance,
- recusancy,
- unconventionality,
- Bohemianism,
- Contumaciousness,
- Mutinousness,
- nonconsent,
- recusance,
- transgressiveness,
- bohemianisms,
- contumaciousnesses,
- dis obedience,
- dis obediences,
- dis-obedience,
- dis-obediences,
- iconoclasms,
- mutinousnesses,
- non conformity,
- non consent,
- non consents,
- non-conformities,
- non-consent,
- non-consents,
- nonconsents,
- recusances,
- recusancies,
- transgressivenesses,
- un conventionalities,
- un conventionality,
- un-conventionalities,
- unconventionalities.
- odium
- outcry
- quibble
- quitclaim
- rebuff
- recantation
- remonstrance
- reprehension
- reproach
- rescission
- slur
- spite
- stain
- turnaround
- unrest
- variance
- abdication
- abhorrence
- about-face
-
abuse
- libel,
- quinine,
- quinines,
- hosing,
- kicking around,
- bad mouthings,
- bad-mouthings,
- badmouthings,
- de basement,
- de basements,
- de-basement,
- de-basements,
- hosings,
- in juries,
- in jury,
- in justices,
- in-jury,
- in-justice,
- kicking arounds,
- knifings,
- mis application,
- mis applications,
- mis conduct,
- mis conducts,
- mis deed,
- mis deeds,
- mis handling,
- mis handlings,
- mis manage,
- mis manages,
- mis-application,
- mis-applications,
- mis-conduct,
- mis-conducts,
- mis-deed,
- mis-deeds,
- mis-handling,
- mis-handlings,
- mis-manages,
- pushing around,
- pushing arounds,
- put-down,
- signifyings,
- up braidings,
- up-braiding,
- up-braidings,
- upbraidings.
- aspersion
- aversion
- banishment
- calumny
- censorship
- defamation
- degradation
- denigration
- denouncement
- denunciation
- despising
-
disfavor
- doghouse,
- mistrust,
- unpopularity,
- dis favor,
- dis favors,
- dis respect,
- dis respects,
- dis trust,
- dis trusts,
- dis-favor,
- dis-favors,
- dis-respect,
- dis-respects,
- dis-trust,
- dis-trusts,
- doghouses,
- mis trust,
- mis trusts,
- mis-trust,
- mis-trusts,
- un popularities,
- un popularity,
- un-popularities,
- un-popularity,
- unpopularities.
- disgrace
- disgust
- dishonor
- disinclination
- disparagement
-
dissent
- far cry,
- heterodoxy,
- resistance,
- unorthodoxy,
- Misbelief,
- Nonconcurrence,
- nonagreement,
- NOPES,
- nonconformism,
- Non-concurrence,
- non-conformity,
- dis sent,
- dis sents,
- dis-sent,
- dis-sents,
- far cries,
- hetero doxies,
- hetero doxy,
- hetero-doxies,
- hetero-doxy,
- heterodoxies,
- mis belief,
- mis beliefs,
- mis-belief,
- mis-beliefs,
- misbeliefs,
- non agreement,
- non agreements,
- non concurrence,
- non concurrences,
- non conformism,
- non conformisms,
- non conformities,
- non-agreement,
- non-agreements,
- non-concurrences,
- non-conformism,
- non-conformisms,
- nonagreements,
- nonconcurrences,
- nonconformisms,
- poles apart,
- poles aparts,
- un orthodoxies,
- un orthodoxy,
- un-orthodoxies,
- un-orthodoxy,
- unorthodoxies.
- forbiddance
- horror
- incrimination
- insult
- knock
- nihilism
-
none
- nix.
- objection
- polarity
-
prejudice
- illiberality,
- narrow-mindedness,
- prejudgment,
- xenophobia,
- illiberalities,
- prejudgments,
- bad opinion,
- bad opinions,
- dis crimination,
- dis criminations,
- dis-crimination,
- dis-criminations,
- jaundiced eyen,
- jaundiced eyes,
- jaundiced eyne,
- mis judgment,
- mis judgments,
- mis-judgment,
- narrow mindedness,
- narrow mindednesses,
- narrow-mindednesses,
- narrowmindedness,
- narrowmindednesses,
- one sidedness,
- pre conception,
- pre conceptions,
- pre judgments,
- pre possessions,
- pre-conception,
- pre-judgment,
- pre-judgments,
- pre-possessions,
- un fairnesses,
- un-fairness,
- un-fairnesses,
- xenophobias.
-
qualm
- fore boding,
- fore bodings,
- fore-boding,
- in decision,
- in decisions,
- in securities,
- in security,
- in-decision,
- in-decisions,
- in-securities,
- in-security,
- mis doubt,
- mis giving,
- mis-doubt,
- mis-giving,
- pre sentiments,
- pre-sentiment,
- pre-sentiments,
- un certainties,
- un certainty,
- un eases,
- un-certainties,
- un-certainty,
- un-ease,
- un-eases.
- quarrel
- rap
- rebuke
- reflection
- repeal
- repudiation
- retraction
- reversal
- sarcasm
- scandal
- scorn
-
veto
- veto.
- vituperation
-
cancellation
- repeal,
- retraction,
- abandonings,
- abolishings,
- cancelings,
- dis solving,
- dis-solving,
- dissolvings,
- in validating,
- in-validating,
- invalidatings,
- over ruling,
- over rulings,
- over-ruling,
- over-rulings,
- overrulings,
- re call,
- re calling,
- re callings,
- re versing,
- re-calling,
- re-callings,
- recallings,
- retractings,
- reversings,
- revokings,
- with drawing,
- with drawings,
- with-drawing,
- with-drawings,
- withdrawings.
- denial, renouncement of something
- formal act of putting an end to, annulling
- wrong use
- verbal attack
- charge of wrongdoing, fault
- hatred
- causing problem; opposition
- strong dislike, disgust
- good opinion
- verbal exhibition of bad temper
- verbal assault
- dislike; opposition
- indignity
- dissension
- dissidence
-
official forbiddance
- ban.
- stigma
- nausea
- calling off; erasure
- forbiddance; ban
- severe criticism
- displeasure
- restraint, hindrance
- statement of disagreement, discontent
- blaming, conviction
- disagreement, discord
- disdain, disrespect
- variance to something
- interpretation, analysis
- derogation
-
dissatisfaction
- fretfulness,
- lamentation,
- querulousness,
- de solation,
- de solations,
- de-solation,
- de-solations,
- dis comfort,
- dis comforts,
- dis may,
- dis mays,
- dis quiet,
- dis quiets,
- dis satisfaction,
- dis satisfactions,
- dis tress,
- dis tresses,
- dis-comfort,
- dis-comforts,
- dis-may,
- dis-mays,
- dis-quiet,
- dis-quiets,
- dis-satisfaction,
- dis-satisfactions,
- dis-tress,
- dis-tresses,
- fretfulnesses,
- malcontentment,
- malcontentments,
- malcontents,
- querulousnesses,
- un easiness,
- un-easiness,
- un-easinesses.
- thumbs down
- libel, slander
- depravity, shame
- dismissal, refusal of belief in
- belittlement
- condemnation, criticism
- insult, disrespect
- misrepresentation; slander
- opposing views
- conflict over something important
- disaffirmation
- waiver
- disclaimer
-
abolition
- invalidation,
- nullification,
- voidance,
- Rescindment,
- dis solution,
- dis solutions,
- dis-solution,
- dis-solutions,
- over throw,
- over throws,
- over turning,
- over turnings,
- over-throw,
- over-throws,
- over-turning,
- over-turnings,
- overturnings,
- quashings,
- rescindings,
- rescindments,
- sub version,
- sub versions,
- sub-version,
- sub-versions,
- voidings,
- wiping outs.
- hate; indifference
- dislike; disgrace
- state of shame; bad reputation
- aversion; repulsion
- state of shame
- unwillingness to do or believe something
- antagonism, hatred toward something
- strong criticism; detraction
- unhappiness, anger
- dishonor, shame
- discontent, unhappiness
- conflict of opinion
- disagreement, disapproval
- breach, estrangement
- hatred, animosity
- expulsion; forbiddance
-
extreme dislike
- hate.
- fear, revulsion
- embarrassment, humiliation
- boldness, disrespect
- hateful communication
- verbal abuse
- strong criticism
- jeremiad
- sickness in stomach; revulsion
- contradiction, denial
- refusal to believe
- belief, behavior different from most
- argument, disagreement
- shame, dishonor
- scream, exclamation
- shame, sorrow
- belief without basis, information; intolerance
- ban, forbiddance
- complaint, disapproval
- nagging doubt
-
hit quickly and lightly
- rap.
- reprobation
- revocation
- turning away; ignoring
- reprimand; harsh criticism
- denial, refusal
- abandonment, rejection
- hatred, disgust
- contemptuous laughter at someone or something
- mocking remark
- public embarrassment
- contempt toward something
- disgrace, embarrassment
- scandalous remark
- spot of dirt, blot, bar
- provocation; teasing
- state of agitation; disturbance
- giving up; letting go
- Other relevant words
- Other antonyms
Antonym of the day
well kept
- Antonyms:
- more tumbledown, most tumbledown, adulterated.
