What is another word for dis-approving?
715 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ dˈɪsɐpɹˈuːvɪŋ], [ dˈɪsɐpɹˈuːvɪŋ], [ d_ˈɪ_s_ɐ_p_ɹ_ˈuː_v_ɪ_ŋ]Table of Contents
Similar words for dis-approving:- censorious (adjective)
- complaining (adjective)
- critical (adjective)
- deprecative (adjective)
- deprecatory (adjective)
- dim (adjective)
- hostile (adjective)
- jaundiced (adjective)
- overcritical (adjective)
- resentful (adjective)
- severe (adjective)
- blame (verb)
- censure (verb)
- complain (verb)
- condemn (verb)
- decline (verb)
- demur (verb)
- disapprove (verb)
- discountenance (verb)
- dislike (verb)
- diverge (verb)
- hate (verb)
- hiss (verb)
- mind (verb)
- object (verb)
- oppose (verb)
- quarrel (verb)
- refuse (verb)
- regret (verb)
- remonstrate (verb)
- repudiate (verb)
- scowl (verb)
- sibilate (verb)
- spurn (verb)
- turn down (verb)
- veto (verb)
Synonyms for Dis-approving:
adj.
•censorious (adjective)- chiding,
- Fault-finding,
- overcritical,
- captious,
- disapproving,
- accusatory,
- severe,
- Reprehending,
- disparaging,
- Reproaching,
- carping,
- condemning,
- Culpatory,
- hypercritical,
- complaining,
- Cavillous,
- Denouncing,
- condemnatory,
- critical,
- caviling.
- grumbling,
- repining,
- Charging,
- accusing,
- discontented,
- mourning,
- weeping,
- lamenting,
- murmuring,
- moaning,
- protesting,
- malcontent,
- bellyaching,
- Regretting,
- Bewailing,
- peevish,
- Fretting,
- Deploring,
- dissenting,
- querulous,
- whining.
- hairsplitting,
- demanding,
- penetrating,
- diagnostic,
- critic,
- finicky,
- cutting,
- humbling,
- derogatory,
- reproachful,
- withering,
- sarcastic,
- nit-picking,
- analytical,
- calumniatory,
- trenchant,
- censorious,
- biting,
- scolding,
- Censuring,
- niggling,
- sharp,
- satirical,
- belittling,
- Exceptive,
- cynical,
- fussy,
- particular,
- demeaning,
- discriminating,
- exacting,
- nagging,
- choleric,
- discerning,
- lowering.
- depreciative,
- deprecating,
- derogative,
- detractive,
- depreciatory,
- uncomplimentary,
- slighting,
- deprecatory.
- inimical,
- opposed,
- surly,
- virulent,
- unwelcoming,
- dour,
- bellicose,
- spiteful,
- warlike,
- unfriendly,
- malignant,
- unpropitious,
- hateful,
- malevolent,
- cold,
- rancorous,
- contentious,
- contrary,
- catty,
- chill,
- vitriolic,
- ill-disposed,
- scrappy,
- pugnacious,
- ornery,
- unfavorable,
- nasty,
- Viperous,
- adverse,
- allergic,
- inhospitable,
- Oppugnant,
- bitter,
- argumentative,
- unsociable,
- militant,
- sour,
- alien,
- unkind,
- belligerent,
- competitive,
- unsympathetic,
- opposite,
- anti,
- malicious.
- distorted,
- partisan,
- unfair,
- biased,
- bigoted,
- intolerant,
- preconceived,
- envious,
- jealous,
- hostile,
- opprobrious,
- grudging,
- unindifferent,
- Prepossessed,
- tendentious,
- one-sided,
- yellow,
- warped,
- colored,
- partial,
- resentful.
- hard-nosed,
- iron-handed,
- pitiless,
- flinty,
- unchanging,
- firm,
- austere,
- serious,
- strict,
- unrelenting,
- inconsiderate,
- resolute,
- inflexible,
- unfeeling,
- unsparing,
- unalterable,
- tight-lipped,
- caustic,
- grave,
- oppressive,
- hard,
- sober,
- resolved,
- unsmiling,
- close,
- relentless,
- stern,
- earnest,
- grim,
- scathing,
- obdurate,
- rigid,
- stiff,
- inexorable,
- harsh,
- peremptory,
- unbending,
- astringent,
- cruel,
- strait-laced,
- forbidding.
v.
•blame (verb)- indict,
- attribute,
- rap,
- point the finger,
- disapprove,
- stick it to,
- knock,
- admonish,
- roast,
- express disapprobation,
- condemn,
- ascribe,
- lay to,
- chide,
- finger,
- skin,
- frame,
- saddle,
- reproach,
- rebuke,
- climb all over,
- blast,
- upbraid,
- pass the buck,
- Denunciate,
- jump down one's throat,
- jump all over,
- blow the whistle on,
- impute,
- tax,
- lay at one's door,
- lay a bad trip on,
- charge,
- let one have it,
- lower the boom,
- hold responsible.
- denigrate,
- cavil,
- look askance,
- disparage,
- take to task,
- pull apart,
- contemn,
- cut up,
- impugn,
- incriminate,
- asperse,
- carp at,
- backbite,
- abuse,
- tell off,
- read out,
- animadvert,
- castigate,
- exprobate,
- discipline,
- ostracize,
- get after,
- attack,
- berate,
- tear apart,
- reprimand,
- lecture,
- rebuff,
- judge,
- pick apart,
- scold.
- find fault,
- grouse,
- repine,
- defy,
- lament,
- bemoan,
- accuse,
- dissent,
- groan,
- moan,
- snivel,
- wail,
- demur,
- carp,
- gripe,
- object,
- lay,
- gainsay,
- whimper,
- growl,
- bitch,
- refute,
- grieve,
- bewail,
- whine,
- fuss,
- beef,
- fret,
- bellyache,
- sound off,
- yammer,
- make a fuss,
- contravene,
- grumble,
- protest,
- kick up a fuss,
- disagree,
- differ,
- nag.
- proscribe,
- hang something on,
- adjudge,
- name,
- put down,
- point finger at,
- blow whistle on,
- call down,
- doom,
- send up the river,
- thumbs down on,
- sentence,
- punish,
- find guilty,
- send up,
- pronounce,
- let have it,
- put away,
- pass sentence on,
- belittle,
- pin it on,
- depreciate,
- come down on.
- bypass,
- not accept,
- shy,
- abstain,
- refrain,
- abjure,
- turn thumbs down,
- not hear of,
- renounce,
- not think of,
- avoid,
- forbear,
- send regrets,
- repudiate,
- deny,
- beg to be excused,
- don't buy,
- desist,
- forgo,
- balk.
- dispute,
- waver,
- take exception,
- doubt,
- hem and haw,
- complain,
- hesitate,
- wait and see,
- combat,
- stickle,
- vacillate,
- fight,
- pussyfoot,
- pause,
- challenge,
- resist,
- strain,
- stick,
- scruple.
- dislike,
- take dim view of,
- oppose,
- zing,
- remonstrate,
- detract,
- decry,
- denounce,
- refuse,
- veto,
- pass on,
- blame,
- find fault with,
- censure,
- frown on,
- find unacceptable,
- object to,
- turn down,
- reprove,
- disesteem,
- damn,
- dismiss,
- disfavor,
- reprehend,
- reject,
- chastise,
- Discommend,
- slam,
- look down on,
- deprecate,
- reprobate,
- discountenance,
- expostulate,
- take exception to,
- nix,
- look askance at,
- disallow,
- deplore,
- criticize,
- spurn,
- dispraise,
- set aside,
- pan.
- resent,
- despise,
- loathe,
- not appreciate,
- shun,
- abominate,
- grossed out on,
- lose interest in,
- have hard feelings,
- scorn,
- be turned off to,
- regret,
- be averse to,
- execrate,
- mind,
- have no taste for,
- eschew,
- not take kindly to,
- make faces at,
- Antipathize,
- have no stomach for,
- not care for,
- not feel like,
- bear malice toward,
- shudder at,
- abhor,
- not endure,
- Disrelish,
- be allergic to,
- detest.
- be loath,
- be sorry,
- curse,
- can't stand,
- deride,
- allergic to,
- feel malice to,
- nauseate,
- bear a grudge against,
- have no use for,
- have an aversion to,
- have enough of,
- be sick of,
- recoil from,
- be repelled by,
- spit upon,
- be disgusted with,
- disdain,
- be reluctant,
- be hostile to,
- anathematize,
- down on.
- hoot,
- whiz,
- whisper,
- jeer,
- rasp,
- catcall,
- revile,
- spit,
- boo,
- wheeze,
- whistle,
- mock,
- shout down,
- seethe,
- blow,
- shrill,
- whirr,
- siss,
- sibilate.
- except,
- mix it up with,
- be displeased,
- frown,
- kick,
- disavow,
- rail,
- raise objection,
- cross,
- tangle,
- go-one-on-one,
- inveigh,
- rave,
- rant,
- crab,
- squawk,
- make a stink,
- take on,
- storm.
- counterattack,
- expose,
- debate,
- contradict,
- not countenance,
- reverse,
- hinder,
- taunt,
- bar,
- check,
- bombard,
- turn the tables,
- assault,
- controvert,
- confront,
- thwart,
- fly in the face of,
- call in question,
- withstand,
- speak against,
- run counter to,
- search out,
- battle,
- prevent,
- stand up to,
- face,
- encounter,
- assail,
- frown at,
- take issue,
- counter,
- face down,
- take a stand,
- neutralize.
- collide,
- struggle,
- row,
- clash,
- set to,
- feud,
- fall out,
- have it out,
- cross swords,
- spat,
- caterwaul,
- hassle,
- war,
- break with,
- squabble,
- scrap,
- spar,
- bicker,
- lock horns,
- strive,
- get tough with,
- have words,
- embroil,
- be at loggerheads,
- bump,
- wrangle,
- brawl,
- contest,
- divide,
- mix it up,
- altercate,
- contend.
- hold out,
- refuse to receive,
- pass up,
- withhold,
- repel,
- turn deaf ear to,
- ignore,
- disaccord,
- not budge,
- turn away,
- not buy,
- dodge,
- decline,
- turn one's back on,
- hold off,
- brush off,
- not budget,
- give thumbs down to,
- make excuses,
- send off,
- not care to,
- beg off,
- turn from,
- evade,
- withdraw,
- hold back,
- dispense with.
- rue,
- feel sorry,
- mourn,
- feel remorse,
- miss,
- kick oneself,
- have qualms,
- be disturbed,
- feel uneasy,
- have compunctions,
- cry over spilled milk,
- apologize,
- look back,
- repent,
- weep over,
- be sorry for,
- cry over,
- weep.
- dishonor,
- banish,
- desert,
- cast off,
- disown,
- apostatize,
- retract,
- Disacknowledge,
- revoke,
- disinherit,
- repeal,
- disclaim,
- recant,
- defect,
- discard,
- turn,
- default,
- wash one's hands of,
- cut off,
- dump,
- tergiversate,
- oust,
- tergiverse,
- rescind,
- forsake,
- abandon,
- be against,
- flush,
- rat,
- cast.
- glower,
- glare,
- lour,
- lower,
- grimace,
- look daggers at,
- make a face,
- gloom.
- pass by,
- air,
- repulse,
- turn nose up at,
- steer clear,
- snub,
- sneeze at,
- hold in contempt,
- disregard,
- cut,
- scoff,
- sneer,
- drop,
- give the cold shoulder,
- flout,
- slight.
- interdict,
- ban,
- negate,
- thumbs down,
- kill,
- rule out,
- give thumbs down,
- shoot down,
- burn,
- blackball,
- negative,
- prohibit,
- defeat,
- throw away,
- forbid,
- pass.
Antonyms for Dis-approving:
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adj.
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censorious
encouraging, laudatory, flattering, praising, complimentary.
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complaining
Appreciating, Enjoying.
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critical
uncritical, unimportant, trivial.
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dim
cheerful, brilliant, smart, happy, joyful, light, good, intelligent, bright, clear, favorable, distinct.
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hostile
helping, hospitable, nice, gentle, kind, friendly, sympathetic, hot, warm, wonderful, agreeable, Aiding, pleasant, welcoming, helpful.
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jaundiced
unbiased, unprejudiced, fresh, clean.
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severe
compromising, mild, temperate, facile, easy-going, willing, easy, amenable, calm.
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censorious
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v.
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complain
give in, aid, concur, gloat, help, support, go along, assent, be happy, delight, consent, please, surrender, retreat, be content, recommend, soothe.
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demur
believe.
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disapprove
compliment, accept, allow, endorse, laud, promote, exalt, agree, sanction, commend, approve, like, ratify, permit, welcome, love, praise.
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discountenance
back, countenance.
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oppose
encourage, assist, forward, participate, favor, make peace, yield, comply.
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regret
be satisfied.
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remonstrate
concede.
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turn down
take.
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veto
lose.
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complain