What are the opposite words for approving?
Antonyms for the word "approving" include disapproving, condemning, rejecting, criticizing, reproving and denouncing. When someone disapproves of an action, they express their dissatisfaction or disappointment towards that action. Similarly, if someone condemns an action, they express their disapproval in a stronger manner. When a person rejects something, they simply refuse to accept it. Criticizing entails pointing out the faults or weaknesses of an action or idea. Reproving is similar to criticizing, but it emphasizes the need for correction. When someone denounces something, they condemn it publicly with strong disapproval. These antonyms highlight the negative consequences of not receiving approval and the significant differences between approval and disapproval.
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- censorious
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cool
- air-conditioned,
- algid,
- coolheaded,
- frore,
- hunky-dory,
- offhand,
- solitary,
- unagitated,
- unapproachable,
- unenthusiastic,
- unexcited,
- uninterested,
- Coldish,
- Procacious,
- hawkish,
- unwelcoming,
- air conditioned,
- airconditioned,
- de liberate,
- de-liberate,
- dis passionate,
- dis-passionate,
- frorer,
- frorest,
- hunky dory,
- in curious,
- in different,
- in solent,
- in-curious,
- in-different,
- in-solent,
- more air conditioned,
- more air-conditioned,
- more airconditioned,
- more chilled,
- more coldish,
- more gelid,
- more hawkish,
- more hunky dory,
- more hunkydory,
- more nipping,
- more procacious,
- more refrigerated,
- more unagitated,
- more unexcited,
- more unwelcoming,
- most algid,
- most chilled,
- most coldish,
- most gelid,
- most hawkish,
- most hunky dory,
- most hunky-dory,
- most hunkydory,
- most nipping,
- most procacious,
- most refrigerated,
- most unagitated,
- most unexcited,
- most unwelcoming,
- re served,
- re-served,
- self controlled,
- selfcontrolled,
- selfpossessed,
- un agitated,
- un approachable,
- un communicative,
- un emotional,
- un enthusiastic,
- un excited,
- un flappable,
- un friendlier,
- un friendliest,
- un friendly,
- un interested,
- un responsive,
- un ruffled,
- un sociable,
- un welcoming,
- un-approachable,
- un-communicative,
- un-emotional,
- un-enthusiastic,
- un-excited,
- un-friendlier,
- un-friendliest,
- un-friendly,
- un-interested,
- un-responsive,
- un-ruffled,
- un-sociable,
- un-welcoming,
- with drawn,
- with-drawn.
- defamatory
- loath
-
prejudicial
- counterproductive,
- differential,
- counter productive,
- counter-productive,
- dis advantageous,
- dis criminatory,
- dis-advantageous,
- dis-criminatory,
- more counterproductive,
- more differential,
- most counterproductive,
- most differential,
- pre judicial,
- pre-judicial,
- un favorable,
- un just,
- un juster,
- un justest,
- un-favorable,
- un-just,
- un-juster,
- un-justest.
- diametric/diametrical
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cold, nippy
- cool.
- libelous, slanderous
- against, averse
- harmful, undermining
- Other relevant words
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- Antonyms:
- close, disenchant, disgust.