What is another word for disapprove?
1630 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ dˌɪsɐpɹˈuːv], [ dˌɪsɐpɹˈuːv], [ d_ˌɪ_s_ɐ_p_ɹ_ˈuː_v]
Disapprove is a word that denotes a negative sentiment towards something or someone. However, there are many synonyms that can be used to convey the same meaning in different ways. Some of the synonyms for disapprove are object, condemn, criticize, censure, oppose, denounce, reject, dissuade and reprimand. Each of these words connotes a different tone and different degree of criticism or rejection towards a specific situation or action. While condemn, for example, is a stronger and more forceful word than criticize, dissuade is a milder variation of disapprove and can suggest a subtle discouragement or advice against something. Using synonyms for disapprove can help to convey a more precise and nuanced message in communication.
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Similar words for disapprove:
- disapprove (noun)
- blame (verb)
- censure (verb)
- cognition (verb)
- complain (verb)
- condemn (verb)
- decline (verb)
- demur (verb)
- disapprove (verb)
- discountenance (verb)
- dislike (verb)
- diverge (verb)
- hate (verb)
- hiss (verb)
- mind (verb)
- mislike (verb)
- object (verb)
- oppose (verb)
- prohibit (verb)
- quarrel (verb)
- refuse (verb)
- regret (verb)
- reject (verb)
- remonstrate (verb)
- repudiate (verb)
- scowl (verb)
- spurn (verb)
- turn down (verb)
- veto (verb)
Synonyms for Disapprove:
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n.
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- have a problem with something ,
- not hold with something ,
- not look kindly on/upon ,
- put some distance between ,
- take a dim/poor view of .
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- set-aside .
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v.
• blame- blew the whistle on ,
- blew whistle on ,
- blowing the whistle on ,
- blowing whistle on ,
- blows the whistle on ,
- blows whistle on ,
- climbed all over ,
- climbed over ,
- climbing all over ,
- climbing over ,
- climbs all over ,
- climbs over ,
- denunciated ,
- denunciates ,
- denunciating ,
- dis approve ,
- dis approved ,
- dis approves ,
- dis approving ,
- dis-approve ,
- dis-approved ,
- dis-approves ,
- dis-approving ,
- expressed disapprobation ,
- expresses disapprobation ,
- expressing disapprobation ,
- finding fault with ,
- finds fault with ,
- found fault with ,
- holding responsible ,
- holds responsible ,
- in dict ,
- in-dict ,
- jump down one throat ,
- jump down ones throat ,
- jumped all over ,
- jumped down one throat ,
- jumped down one's throat ,
- jumped down ones throat ,
- jumped down throat ,
- jumping all over ,
- jumping down one throat ,
- jumping down one's throat ,
- jumping down ones throat ,
- jumping down throat ,
- jumping over ,
- jumps all over ,
- jumps down one throat ,
- jumps down one's throat ,
- jumps down ones throat ,
- jumps down throat ,
- jumps over ,
- laid a bad trip on ,
- laid at door ,
- laid at one door ,
- laid at one's door ,
- laid at ones door ,
- laid bad trip on ,
- laid door ,
- laid one door ,
- laid one's door ,
- laid ones door ,
- laid to ,
- lay at one door ,
- lay at ones door ,
- lay bad trip on ,
- lay door ,
- lay one door ,
- lay one's door ,
- lay ones door ,
- laying a bad trip on ,
- laying at door ,
- laying at one door ,
- laying at one's door ,
- laying at ones door ,
- laying bad trip on ,
- laying door ,
- laying one door ,
- laying one's door ,
- laying ones door ,
- laying to ,
- lays a bad trip on ,
- lays at door ,
- lays at one door ,
- lays at one's door ,
- lays at ones door ,
- lays bad trip on ,
- lays door ,
- lays one door ,
- lays one's door ,
- lays ones door ,
- lays to ,
- lets have it ,
- lets one have it ,
- letted have it ,
- letted one have it ,
- letting have it ,
- letting one have it ,
- lowered boom ,
- lowered the boom ,
- lowering boom ,
- lowering the boom ,
- lowers boom ,
- lowers the boom ,
- pass buck ,
- point finger ,
- pointed finger ,
- pointed the finger ,
- pointing finger ,
- pointing the finger ,
- points finger ,
- points the finger ,
- re prove ,
- re proved ,
- re proves ,
- re proving ,
- re-prove ,
- re-proved ,
- re-proves ,
- re-proving ,
- sticked it to ,
- sticked to ,
- sticking it to ,
- sticking to ,
- sticks it to ,
- stuck it to ,
- up braid ,
- up braided ,
- up braids ,
- up-braid ,
- up-braided ,
- up-braiding ,
- up-braids .
- be rate ,
- be rated ,
- be rates ,
- be rating ,
- be-rate ,
- be-rated ,
- be-rates ,
- be-rating ,
- carped at ,
- carping at ,
- carps at ,
- ex probate ,
- ex probated ,
- ex probates ,
- ex probating ,
- ex-probate ,
- ex-probated ,
- ex-probates ,
- ex-probating ,
- exprobated ,
- exprobates ,
- exprobating ,
- gat after ,
- gets after ,
- getting after ,
- got after ,
- gotten after ,
- in criminate ,
- in criminated ,
- in criminates ,
- in criminating ,
- in-criminate ,
- in-criminated ,
- in-criminates ,
- in-criminating ,
- looked askance ,
- looking askance ,
- looks askance ,
- picked apart ,
- picking apart ,
- picks apart ,
- pulled apart ,
- pulling apart ,
- re buff ,
- re buffed ,
- re buffing ,
- re buffs ,
- re-buff ,
- re-buffed ,
- re-buffing ,
- re-buffs ,
- reads out ,
- take task ,
- takes task ,
- takes to task ,
- taking task ,
- taking to task ,
- tare apart ,
- tears apart ,
- took task ,
- took to task .
- be moan ,
- be moaned ,
- be moaning ,
- be moans ,
- be wail ,
- be wailed ,
- be wailing ,
- be wails ,
- be-moan ,
- be-moaned ,
- be-moaning ,
- be-moans ,
- be-wail ,
- be-wailed ,
- be-wailing ,
- be-wails ,
- dis agree ,
- dis agreed ,
- dis agreeing ,
- dis agrees ,
- dis sent ,
- dis sents ,
- dis-agree ,
- dis-agreed ,
- dis-agreeing ,
- dis-agrees ,
- dis-sent ,
- dis-sents ,
- ex postulate ,
- ex postulated ,
- ex postulates ,
- ex postulating ,
- ex-postulate ,
- ex-postulated ,
- ex-postulates ,
- ex-postulating ,
- finding fault ,
- finds fault ,
- found fault ,
- kick a fuss ,
- kick fuss ,
- kick up fuss ,
- kicked a fuss ,
- kicked fuss ,
- kicked up a fuss ,
- kicked up fuss ,
- kicking a fuss ,
- kicking fuss ,
- kicking up a fuss ,
- kicking up fuss ,
- kicks a fuss ,
- kicks fuss ,
- kicks up a fuss ,
- kicks up fuss ,
- made a fuss ,
- made fuss ,
- make fuss ,
- makes a fuss ,
- makes fuss ,
- making a fuss ,
- making fuss ,
- pro tested ,
- pro testing ,
- pro-tested ,
- pro-testing ,
- re pine ,
- re pined ,
- re pines ,
- re pining ,
- re-pine ,
- re-pined ,
- re-pines ,
- re-pining ,
- sounded off ,
- sounding off ,
- sounds off ,
- takes exception to ,
- taking exception to ,
- took exception to .
- beg be excused ,
- begged be excused ,
- begged to be excused ,
- begging be excused ,
- begging to be excused ,
- begs be excused ,
- begs to be excused ,
- by pass ,
- by passed ,
- by passes ,
- by passing ,
- de cline ,
- de clines ,
- de-cline ,
- de-clines ,
- dis missed ,
- dis missing ,
- dis-missed ,
- dis-missing ,
- don't bought ,
- don't buying ,
- don't buys ,
- dont bought ,
- dont buy ,
- dont buying ,
- dont buys ,
- nixed ,
- not accepting ,
- not accepts ,
- sending regrets ,
- sends regrets ,
- sent regrets ,
- turned thumbs down ,
- turning thumbs down ,
- turns thumbs down .
- admonish ,
- castigate ,
- chasten ,
- chide ,
- defame ,
- defile ,
- denigrate ,
- deride ,
- discredit ,
- disparage ,
- renounce ,
- scorn ,
- vilify .
- counted me out ,
- counting me out ,
- counts me out ,
- dis commend ,
- dis commended ,
- dis commending ,
- dis commends ,
- dis countenance ,
- dis countenanced ,
- dis countenances ,
- dis countenancing ,
- dis courage ,
- dis courages ,
- dis esteem ,
- dis esteemed ,
- dis esteeming ,
- dis esteems ,
- dis favor ,
- dis favored ,
- dis favoring ,
- dis favors ,
- dis-commend ,
- dis-commended ,
- dis-commending ,
- dis-commends ,
- dis-countenance ,
- dis-countenanced ,
- dis-countenances ,
- dis-countenancing ,
- dis-courage ,
- dis-courages ,
- dis-esteem ,
- dis-esteemed ,
- dis-esteeming ,
- dis-esteems ,
- dis-favor ,
- dis-favored ,
- dis-favoring ,
- dis-favors ,
- discommended ,
- discommending ,
- discommends ,
- frowning on ,
- frowns on ,
- held no brief for ,
- holding no brief for ,
- holds no brief for ,
- objected to ,
- objecting to ,
- objects to ,
- takes a dim view of ,
- takes dim view of ,
- taking a dim view of ,
- taking dim view of ,
- took a dim view of ,
- took dim view of .
- allergicked to ,
- allergicking to ,
- allergics to ,
- am disgusted with ,
- am hostile to ,
- am loath ,
- am reluctant ,
- am repelled by ,
- am sick of ,
- am sorry ,
- are disgusted with ,
- are hostile to ,
- are loath ,
- are reluctant ,
- are repelled by ,
- are sick of ,
- are sorry ,
- art hostile to ,
- art loath ,
- art reluctant ,
- art repelled by ,
- art sick of ,
- art sorry ,
- bare a grudge against ,
- bare grudge against ,
- bear grudge against ,
- beared a grudge against ,
- beared grudge against ,
- bearing a grudge against ,
- bearing grudge against ,
- bears a grudge against ,
- bears grudge against ,
- being disgusted with ,
- being hostile to ,
- being loath ,
- being reluctant ,
- being repelled by ,
- being sick of ,
- being sorry ,
- bore a grudge against ,
- bore grudge against ,
- can't standing ,
- can't stands ,
- can't stood ,
- cant stand ,
- cant standing ,
- cant stands ,
- cant stood ,
- de ride ,
- de rides ,
- de riding ,
- de-ride ,
- de-rides ,
- de-riding ,
- downed on ,
- downing on ,
- downs on ,
- feeling malice to ,
- feels malice to ,
- felt malice to ,
- had an aversion to ,
- had aversion to ,
- had enough of ,
- had no use for ,
- haddest an aversion to ,
- haddest aversion to ,
- haddest enough of ,
- haddest no use for ,
- hadst an aversion to ,
- hadst aversion to ,
- hadst enough of ,
- hadst no use for ,
- has an aversion to ,
- has aversion to ,
- has enough of ,
- has no use for ,
- hast an aversion to ,
- hast aversion to ,
- hast enough of ,
- hast no use for ,
- hath an aversion to ,
- hath aversion to ,
- hath enough of ,
- hath no use for ,
- having an aversion to ,
- having aversion to ,
- having enough of ,
- is disgusted with ,
- is hostile to ,
- is loath ,
- is reluctant ,
- is repelled by ,
- is sick of ,
- is sorry ,
- recoiled from ,
- recoiling from ,
- recoils from ,
- spat up on ,
- spat upon ,
- spit up on ,
- spits up on ,
- spits upon ,
- spitted up on ,
- spitted upon ,
- spitting up on ,
- spitting upon ,
- was disgusted with ,
- was hostile to ,
- was loath ,
- was reluctant ,
- was repelled by ,
- was sick of ,
- was sorry ,
- wast disgusted with ,
- wast hostile to ,
- wast loath ,
- wast reluctant ,
- wast repelled by ,
- wast sick of ,
- wast sorry ,
- were disgusted with ,
- were hostile to ,
- were loath ,
- were reluctant ,
- were repelled by ,
- were sick of ,
- were sorry ,
- wert disgusted with ,
- wert hostile to ,
- wert loath ,
- wert reluctant ,
- wert repelled by ,
- wert sick of ,
- wert sorry .
- am affronted ,
- am opposed ,
- are affronted ,
- are opposed ,
- art affronted ,
- art opposed ,
- being affronted ,
- being opposed ,
- is affronted ,
- is opposed ,
- looked askance at ,
- looking askance at ,
- looks askance at ,
- takes offense ,
- took offense ,
- was affronted ,
- was opposed ,
- wast affronted ,
- wast opposed ,
- were affronted ,
- were opposed ,
- wert affronted ,
- wert opposed .
- am displeased ,
- are displeased ,
- being displeased ,
- dis avow ,
- dis avowed ,
- dis avowing ,
- dis avows ,
- dis-avow ,
- dis-avowed ,
- dis-avowing ,
- dis-avows ,
- ex cept ,
- ex-cept ,
- go one on oned ,
- go one on ones ,
- go one on oning ,
- go-one-on-oned ,
- go-one-on-ones ,
- go-one-on-oning ,
- is displeased ,
- made a stink ,
- made stink ,
- make stink ,
- makes a stink ,
- makes stink ,
- making a stink ,
- making stink ,
- mix it with ,
- mixed it up with ,
- mixed it with ,
- mixes it up with ,
- mixes it with ,
- mixes up with ,
- mixes with ,
- mixing it up with ,
- mixing it with ,
- mixing up with ,
- mixing with ,
- mixt it up with ,
- mixt it with ,
- mixt up with ,
- mixt with ,
- raised objection ,
- raises objection ,
- raising objection ,
- was displeased ,
- wast displeased ,
- were displeased ,
- wert displeased .
- call question ,
- called in question ,
- called question ,
- calling in question ,
- calling question ,
- calls in question ,
- calls question ,
- counter attack ,
- counter attacked ,
- counter attacking ,
- counter attacks ,
- counter-attacked ,
- counter-attacking ,
- de bate ,
- de bated ,
- de bates ,
- de bating ,
- de-bate ,
- de-bated ,
- de-bates ,
- de-bating ,
- ex pose ,
- ex posed ,
- ex-pose ,
- ex-posed ,
- ex-posing ,
- faced down ,
- faces down ,
- facing down ,
- flew face of ,
- flew in face of ,
- flew in the face of ,
- flew the face of ,
- flies face of ,
- flies in the face of ,
- flies the face of ,
- fly face of ,
- fly the face of ,
- flying face of ,
- flying in face of ,
- flying in the face of ,
- flying the face of ,
- frowned at ,
- frowning at ,
- frowns at ,
- not countenances ,
- not countenancing ,
- pre vent ,
- pre venting ,
- pre vents ,
- pre-vent ,
- pre-vented ,
- pre-venting ,
- pre-vents ,
- ran counter to ,
- re verse ,
- re versing ,
- re-verse ,
- re-versed ,
- running counter to ,
- runs counter to ,
- searches out ,
- spake against ,
- speaking against ,
- speaks against ,
- spoke against ,
- standing up to ,
- stands to ,
- stands up to ,
- stood to ,
- take stand ,
- takes a stand ,
- takes issue ,
- takes stand ,
- taking a stand ,
- taking issue ,
- taking stand ,
- took a stand ,
- took issue ,
- took stand ,
- turn tables ,
- turned tables ,
- turning tables ,
- turns tables ,
- turns the tables ,
- with stand ,
- with standing ,
- with stands ,
- with stood ,
- with-stand ,
- with-standing ,
- with-stands .
- ban ,
- block ,
- constrain ,
- control ,
- curb ,
- disqualify ,
- forbid ,
- inhibit ,
- oppress ,
- outlaw ,
- preclude ,
- prevent ,
- prohibit ,
- restrain ,
- restrict ,
- suppress .
- am at loggerheads ,
- am loggerheads ,
- are at loggerheads ,
- are loggerheads ,
- art at loggerheads ,
- art loggerheads ,
- be loggerheads ,
- being at loggerheads ,
- being loggerheads ,
- fell out ,
- gat tough with ,
- gets tough with ,
- getting tough with ,
- got tough with ,
- gotten tough with ,
- had it out ,
- had out ,
- had words ,
- haddest it out ,
- haddest out ,
- haddest words ,
- hadst it out ,
- hadst out ,
- hadst words ,
- has it out ,
- has out ,
- has words ,
- hast it out ,
- hast out ,
- hast words ,
- hath it out ,
- hath out ,
- hath words ,
- have out ,
- having it out ,
- having out ,
- having words ,
- is at loggerheads ,
- is loggerheads ,
- mixed it up ,
- mixes it up ,
- mixing it up ,
- mixt it up ,
- sets to ,
- setting to ,
- was at loggerheads ,
- was loggerheads ,
- wast at loggerheads ,
- wast loggerheads ,
- were at loggerheads ,
- were loggerheads ,
- wert at loggerheads ,
- wert loggerheads .
- begged off ,
- begging off ,
- begs off ,
- dis accord ,
- dis accorded ,
- dis according ,
- dis accords ,
- dis allow ,
- dis allowed ,
- dis allowing ,
- dis allows ,
- dis-accord ,
- dis-accorded ,
- dis-according ,
- dis-accords ,
- dis-allow ,
- dis-allowed ,
- dis-allowing ,
- dis-allows ,
- gave thumbs down to ,
- gives thumbs down to ,
- giving thumbs down to ,
- made excuses ,
- makes excuses ,
- making excuses ,
- not bought ,
- not budged ,
- not budges ,
- not budgeted ,
- not budgeting ,
- not budgets ,
- not budging ,
- not buying ,
- not buys ,
- passes up ,
- passing up ,
- re fuse ,
- re fused ,
- re fuses ,
- re fusing ,
- re-fuse ,
- re-fused ,
- re-fuses ,
- re-fusing ,
- refuse receive ,
- refused receive ,
- refused to receive ,
- refuses receive ,
- refuses to receive ,
- refusing receive ,
- refusing to receive ,
- sending off ,
- sends off ,
- sent off ,
- sets aside ,
- turn one back on ,
- turn ones back on ,
- turned deaf ear to ,
- turned from ,
- turned one back on ,
- turned one's back on ,
- turned ones back on ,
- turning back on ,
- turning deaf ear to ,
- turning from ,
- turning one back on ,
- turning one's back on ,
- turning ones back on ,
- turns back on ,
- turns deaf ear to ,
- turns from ,
- turns one back on ,
- turns one's back on ,
- turns ones back on ,
- with draw ,
- with drawing ,
- with drawn ,
- with draws ,
- with drew ,
- with held ,
- with hold ,
- with holding ,
- with holds ,
- with-draw ,
- with-drawing ,
- with-drawn ,
- with-drew ,
- with-held ,
- with-hold ,
- with-holds .
- am disturbed ,
- am sorry for ,
- are disturbed ,
- are sorry for ,
- art sorry for ,
- being disturbed ,
- cried over ,
- cried over spilled milk ,
- cries over ,
- cries over spilled milk ,
- crying over ,
- crying over spilled milk ,
- feeling remorse ,
- feeling sorry ,
- feeling uneasy ,
- feels sorry ,
- feels uneasy ,
- felt sorry ,
- felt uneasy ,
- had compunctions ,
- had qualms ,
- haddest compunctions ,
- haddest qualms ,
- hadst compunctions ,
- hadst qualms ,
- has compunctions ,
- has qualms ,
- hast compunctions ,
- hast qualms ,
- hath compunctions ,
- hath qualms ,
- having compunctions ,
- having qualms ,
- is disturbed ,
- kicked oneself ,
- kicking oneself ,
- kicks oneself ,
- looked back ,
- looks back ,
- was disturbed ,
- was sorry for ,
- wast disturbed ,
- wast sorry for ,
- weeping over ,
- weeps over ,
- were disturbed ,
- were sorry for ,
- wert disturbed ,
- wert sorry for .
- abandon ,
- bar ,
- belch ,
- blackball ,
- blacklist ,
- check ,
- chop ,
- clip ,
- crop ,
- cull ,
- curtail ,
- cut ,
- deep-six ,
- deny ,
- discard ,
- discharge ,
- disclaim ,
- disgorge ,
- drain ,
- eject ,
- eliminate ,
- emit ,
- erupt ,
- evacuate ,
- excise ,
- exclude ,
- excrete ,
- exhaust ,
- exude ,
- jettison ,
- jilt ,
- junk ,
- lop ,
- oppugn ,
- scrap ,
- secrete ,
- seep ,
- shear ,
- shed ,
- snip ,
- spew ,
- trash ,
- vent ,
- vomit .
- frown up on ,
- frowned up on ,
- frowned upon ,
- frowning up on ,
- frowning upon ,
- frowns up on ,
- frowns upon ,
- re criminate ,
- re criminated ,
- re criminates ,
- re criminating ,
- re-criminate ,
- re-criminated ,
- re-criminates ,
- re-criminating ,
- recriminated ,
- recriminates .
- am against ,
- are against ,
- art against ,
- being against ,
- de fault ,
- de faulted ,
- de faulting ,
- de faults ,
- de sert ,
- de-fault ,
- de-faulted ,
- de-faulting ,
- de-faults ,
- de-sert ,
- dis acknowledge ,
- dis acknowledged ,
- dis acknowledges ,
- dis acknowledging ,
- dis card ,
- dis carded ,
- dis carding ,
- dis cards ,
- dis claim ,
- dis claimed ,
- dis claiming ,
- dis claims ,
- dis honor ,
- dis honored ,
- dis honoring ,
- dis honors ,
- dis inherit ,
- dis inherited ,
- dis inheriting ,
- dis inherits ,
- dis owned ,
- dis owning ,
- dis-acknowledge ,
- dis-acknowledged ,
- dis-acknowledges ,
- dis-acknowledging ,
- dis-card ,
- dis-carded ,
- dis-carding ,
- dis-cards ,
- dis-claim ,
- dis-claimed ,
- dis-claiming ,
- dis-claims ,
- dis-honor ,
- dis-honored ,
- dis-honoring ,
- dis-honors ,
- dis-inherit ,
- dis-inherited ,
- dis-inheriting ,
- dis-inherits ,
- dis-owned ,
- dis-owning ,
- re canting ,
- re peal ,
- re pealed ,
- re pealing ,
- re peals ,
- re tract ,
- re tracts ,
- re-canted ,
- re-canting ,
- re-pealed ,
- re-peals ,
- re-tract ,
- re-tracts ,
- tergiversed ,
- tergiverses ,
- tergiversing ,
- was against ,
- wash one hands of ,
- wash ones hands of ,
- washed hands of ,
- washed one hands of ,
- washed one's hands of ,
- washed ones hands of ,
- washes hands of ,
- washes one hands of ,
- washes one's hands of ,
- washes ones hands of ,
- washing hands of ,
- washing one hands of ,
- washing one's hands of ,
- washing ones hands of ,
- wast against ,
- were against ,
- wert against .
- looked daggers at ,
- looking daggers at ,
- looks daggers at ,
- made a face ,
- made face ,
- make face ,
- makes a face ,
- makes face ,
- making a face ,
- making face .
- dis regard ,
- dis regarded ,
- dis regarding ,
- dis regards ,
- dis-regard ,
- dis-regarded ,
- dis-regarding ,
- dis-regards ,
- give cold shoulder ,
- held contempt ,
- held in contempt ,
- hold contempt ,
- holding contempt ,
- holding in contempt ,
- holds contempt ,
- holds in contempt ,
- re pulsed ,
- re pulses ,
- re pulsing ,
- re-pulsed ,
- re-pulses ,
- re-pulsing ,
- steered clear ,
- steering clear ,
- steers clear ,
- turn nose at ,
- turned nose at ,
- turned nose up at ,
- turning nose at ,
- turning nose up at ,
- turns nose at ,
- turns nose up at .
Other synonyms:
- demur ,
- disagree with ,
- look on .
- like .
- distance .
Other relevant words:
- Altercated ,
- Altercating ,
- Animadverted ,
- Animadverting ,
- By-pass ,
- Disciplining ,
- Discommend ,
- Disfavored ,
- Disfavoring ,
- Forbore ,
- Forgone ,
- Fussed ,
- Fussing ,
- Gloomed ,
- Hesitated ,
- Lectured ,
- Moaned ,
- Negatived ,
- Negativing ,
- Paused ,
- Quarrelled ,
- Railed ,
- Ratted ,
- Shied ,
- Shrilled ,
- Shying ,
- Spatted ,
- Spatting ,
- Stickled ,
- Stickling ,
- Whirred ,
- altercate ,
- altercates ,
- animadvert ,
- animadverts ,
- be affronted ,
- be against ,
- be at loggerheads ,
- be displeased ,
- be opposed ,
- beefed ,
- beefing ,
- beg to be excused ,
- blame ,
- by-passed ,
- by-passes ,
- by-passing ,
- carp at ,
- catcalled ,
- catcalling ,
- censure ,
- complain ,
- condemn ,
- count me out ,
- decline ,
- disciplined ,
- discountenance ,
- dislike ,
- diverge ,
- don't buy ,
- exprobate ,
- find fault ,
- forgoing ,
- frown ,
- frown on ,
- frowned on ,
- get after ,
- get tough with ,
- give thumbs down ,
- glooming ,
- go one on one ,
- go-one-on-one ,
- grieve ,
- grimacing ,
- groan ,
- groused ,
- grousing ,
- grumble ,
- hate ,
- have it out ,
- have words ,
- hiss ,
- hold in contempt ,
- hold no brief for ,
- incriminate ,
- is against ,
- kick up a fuss ,
- lament ,
- look askance ,
- look askance at ,
- look daggers at ,
- lour ,
- loured ,
- louring ,
- lours ,
- make a face ,
- make a fuss ,
- make a stink ,
- mind ,
- mix it up ,
- mix it up with ,
- mix up with ,
- mix with ,
- mixed up with ,
- mixed with ,
- nixing ,
- not accept ,
- not accepted ,
- not go for ,
- not hear of ,
- not stand for ,
- not think of ,
- object ,
- object to ,
- oppose ,
- pass on ,
- passed on ,
- passes on ,
- passing on ,
- pick apart ,
- pull apart ,
- pulls apart ,
- pussyfoot ,
- raise objection ,
- ratting ,
- read out ,
- reading out ,
- refuse ,
- regret ,
- repine ,
- repudiate ,
- say no ,
- says no ,
- scruple ,
- scruples ,
- send regrets ,
- set to ,
- shies ,
- shoot down ,
- shot down ,
- shout down ,
- shouts down ,
- shrilling ,
- shrills ,
- sibilate ,
- siss ,
- sissing ,
- sound off ,
- spurn ,
- steer clear ,
- stickle ,
- stickles ,
- take a dim view of ,
- take dim view of ,
- take exception ,
- take exception to ,
- take offense ,
- take to task ,
- taking exception ,
- taking offense ,
- tear apart ,
- tearing apart ,
- tell off ,
- tergiverse ,
- tore apart ,
- torn apart ,
- turn down ,
- turn nose up at ,
- turn thumbs down ,
- veto ,
- wash hands of ,
- wash one's hands of ,
- whine ,
- whirr ,
- whirrs .
- Denunciate ,
- Saddling ,
- blow the whistle on ,
- climb all over ,
- climb over ,
- express disapprobation ,
- find fault with ,
- framing ,
- held responsible ,
- hold responsible ,
- indict ,
- jump all over ,
- jump down one's throat ,
- jump down throat ,
- jump over ,
- jumped over ,
- lay a bad trip on ,
- lay at door ,
- lay at one's door ,
- lay to ,
- let one have it ,
- lower boom ,
- lower the boom ,
- point the finger ,
- reproach ,
- roast ,
- saddled ,
- skin ,
- stick it to ,
- stick to ,
- sticks to ,
- stuck to ,
- upbraid .
- Dooming ,
- Reprobated ,
- Reprobating ,
- be little ,
- blow whistle on ,
- call down ,
- calling down ,
- find guilty ,
- finding guilty ,
- finds guilty ,
- found guilty ,
- hang something on ,
- let have it ,
- pass sentence on ,
- pin it on ,
- point finger at ,
- proscribe ,
- put down ,
- reprobates ,
- send up ,
- send up the river ,
- sending up the river ,
- sends up ,
- sent up ,
- sentences ,
- thumbs down on .
- Antipathize ,
- Mislike ,
- be allergic to ,
- be averse to ,
- be turned off to ,
- bear malice toward ,
- grossed out on ,
- have hard feelings ,
- have no stomach for ,
- have no taste for ,
- loathe ,
- lose interest in ,
- make faces at ,
- not appreciate ,
- not care for ,
- not endure ,
- not feel like ,
- not take kindly to ,
- shudder at .
- Hates ,
- allergic to ,
- be disgusted with ,
- be hostile to ,
- be loath ,
- be reluctant ,
- be repelled by ,
- be sick of ,
- be sorry ,
- bear a grudge against ,
- can't stand ,
- down on ,
- feel malice to ,
- hated ,
- have an aversion to ,
- have aversion to ,
- have enough of ,
- have no use for ,
- having no use for ,
- recoil from ,
- spit upon .
- Disvalue ,
- Improbate ,
- abjure ,
- abominable ,
- accursed ,
- accuse ,
- advise against ,
- argue ,
- attack ,
- attaint ,
- beat off ,
- beef ,
- belittle ,
- bespatter ,
- bitch ,
- blacken ,
- blast ,
- blot ,
- blow upon ,
- brand ,
- brush aside ,
- carp ,
- cavil ,
- chuck ,
- chuck out ,
- condescend ,
- confounded ,
- contemn ,
- contradict ,
- cursed ,
- damn ,
- damnable ,
- damned ,
- debate ,
- decry ,
- deplore ,
- depraved ,
- depreciate ,
- depress ,
- deselect ,
- despair ,
- despise ,
- deter ,
- detestable ,
- detract ,
- diabolic ,
- disagree ,
- disapprove of ,
- discount ,
- discourage ,
- disdain ,
- disfavour ,
- disgust ,
- dismiss ,
- disown ,
- dispraise ,
- dispute ,
- disregard ,
- dissent ,
- dissuade ,
- draw the line ,
- drive back ,
- embargo ,
- evil ,
- except ,
- execrable ,
- expose ,
- expostulate ,
- fend off ,
- find unacceptable ,
- force back ,
- forswear ,
- freeze off ,
- frown at ,
- frown upon ,
- gibbet ,
- gripe ,
- grouse ,
- hateful ,
- ignore ,
- impugn ,
- infernal ,
- interfere ,
- kick ,
- knock ,
- lambaste ,
- look down on ,
- malevolent ,
- nix ,
- offend ,
- ostracise ,
- ostracize ,
- pan ,
- pass by ,
- pass up ,
- pillory ,
- protest ,
- push aside ,
- rebuff ,
- recant ,
- refuse to consider ,
- refute ,
- remonstrate ,
- repel ,
- reprehend ,
- reprehensible ,
- reprimand ,
- reprobate ,
- reprove ,
- repulse ,
- resist ,
- rule out ,
- say no to ,
- scout ,
- shocking ,
- slam ,
- slate ,
- slur ,
- smear ,
- soil ,
- squawk ,
- stain ,
- stigmatize ,
- sully ,
- taint ,
- take a stand ,
- talk out of ,
- tarnish ,
- think little of ,
- throw away ,
- throw back ,
- throw out ,
- thumb ,
- turn away ,
- tut-tut ,
- waive ,
- wither ,
- wrong ,
- zing .
- call in question ,
- counter-attack ,
- counter-attacks ,
- counterattacked ,
- counterattacking ,
- face down ,
- fly in face of ,
- fly in the face of ,
- not countenance ,
- not countenanced ,
- run counter to ,
- search out ,
- searched out ,
- searching out ,
- speak against ,
- stand to ,
- stand up to ,
- standing to ,
- stood up to ,
- take issue ,
- turn the tables ,
- turned the tables .
- Refusing ,
- beg off ,
- give thumbs down to ,
- make excuses ,
- not budge ,
- not budget ,
- not buy ,
- not care to ,
- passed up ,
- refuse to receive ,
- send off ,
- setting aside ,
- turn back on ,
- turn deaf ear to ,
- turn from ,
- turn one's back on ,
- turned away ,
- turned back on ,
- turning away ,
- turns away .
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How to use "Disapprove" in context?
To disapprove of someone is to feel a strong dislike for them. Often,disapproval is communicated through the use of facial expressions and body language. Disapproving of someone can come from a variety of reasons, including their character, behaviour, or ideas. When disapproving of someone, it is important to be clear and concise in your comments, so that the person knows exactly why they are not approved of.
Paraphrases for Disapprove:
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Independent
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Verb, past tense
Denied, Disallowed, Refused.
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Verb, past tense
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Other Related
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
approve.
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
Homophones for Disapprove:
Hyponym for Disapprove:
v.
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cognition
evaluate, pass judgment, judge.
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communication
evaluate, pass judgment, judge.
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cognition
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turned-up
- Synonyms:
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