Synonyms of disapproving

disapproving 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in disagreeable

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disagreeable
• antisocial
• distant
• belligerent
• adverse
• conflicting
• pugnacious
• icy
• frigid
• opposed
• resisting
• combative
• bellicose
• truculent
• militant
• clashing
• quarrelsome
• contentious
• contrary
• cold
• negative
• hostile
• disputatious
• biased
• argumentative
• antagonistic
• unfriendly
• unfavorable
• prejudiced
• cool
• scrappy
• unpleasant
• unsympathetic
• antipathetic
• adversary
• unkind
• inhospitable
• discourteous
• adversarial
• inimical
• inconsiderate
• impolite
• spiteful
• jaundiced
• surly
• vindictive
• hateful
• unsociable
• unmannerly
• impertinent
• malicious
• uncivil
• malevolent
• virulent
• malignant
• unloving
• mortal
• malign
• ill-mannered
• acrimonious
• opprobrious
• rude
• rancorous
• ill-bred
• despiteful
• bitter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sympathetic
• friendly
• hospitable
• social
• civil
• warm
• pleasant
• amiable
• gracious
• cordial
• amicable
• affectionate
• affable
• gregarious
• genial
• loving
• neighborly
• companionable
• convivial
• sociable
• sweet
• nonhostile
• kind
• good-natured
• favorable
• nice
• nonantagonistic
• kindly
• accepting
• devoted
• benign
• agreeable
• good-tempered
• comradely
• welcoming
• empathetic
• understanding
• approving
• warmhearted

2

as in angry

Synonyms & Similar Words

• angry
• resentful
• indignant
• irate
• infuriated
• outraged
• huffy
• bristly
• peevish
• cross
• angered
• petulant
• irritable
• irascible
• fretful
• snappish
• cantankerous
• churlish
• ireful
• upset
• riled
• grumpy
• troubled
• steaming
• mad
• testy
• dyspeptic
• bilious
• inflamed
• piqued
• displeased
• grouchy
• perturbed
• snuffy
• sore
• ill-humored
• enflamed
• shirty
• choleric
• disturbed
• touchy
• exasperated
• rankled
• crabby
• provoked
• frustrated
• annoyed
• distressed
• irritated
• fussy
• harried
• bearish
• aggravated
• cranky
• roiled
• tortured
• vexed
• bothered
• tormented
• harassed
• badgered
• peeved
• tested
• persecuted
• plagued
• tried
• pinpricked
• irked
• hassled
• galled
• pestered
• bedeviled
• haggled
• inconvenienced
• scunnered
• narked
• put out
• teed off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• happy
• content
• satisfied
• pleased
• delighted
• calm
• serene
• placid
• tranquil
• peaceable
• pacific

disapproving

2 of 2

verb

present participle of disapprove

1

as in rejecting

to be unwilling to grant

the committee disapproved the proposal to allow casino gambling in the state

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rejecting
• refusing
• denying
• declining
• forbidding
• withholding
• disallowing
• prohibiting
• reprobating
• negativing
• vetoing
• nixing
• restricting
• proscribing
• banning
• enjoining
• keeping
• restraining
• checking
• spurning
• curbing
• repelling
• rebuffing
• constraining
• repressing
• impeding
• obstructing
• hindering
• holding
• balking (at)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• granting
• permitting
• letting
• allowing
• providing
• giving
• conceding
• affording
• supplying
• furnishing
• authorizing
• okaying
• acquiescing
• licensing
• commissioning
• according
• warranting
• agreeing (to)
• sanctioning
• consenting (to)
• OK'ing
• assenting (to)
• acceding (to)
• licencing
• vouchsafing

2

as in refusing

to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to

disapproved the first set of blueprints submitted by the firm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rejecting
• refusing
• declining
• ignoring
• passing
• denying
• forbidding
• dismissing
• spurning
• vetoing
• avoiding
• repudiating
• withdrawing
• disputing
• reprobating
• turning down
• negativing
• nixing
• balking (at)
• passing up
• throwing over
• deselecting
• prohibiting
• disdaining
• overruling
• throwing out
• rebuffing
• proscribing
• scorning
• forbearing
• scouting
• turning one's back on
• contradicting
• disavowing
• revoking
• disclaiming
• renouncing
• retracting
• disowning
• blowing off
• refuting
• recalling
• sticking
• abstaining (from)
• shooting down
• forswearing
• foreswearing
• refraining (from)
• abjuring
• controverting
• gainsaying
• disproving
• recanting
• bypassing
• disallowing
• negating
• rebutting
• unsaying
• taking back
• detouring
• disagreeing (with)
• reneging
• backtracking
• backing down
• backing off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approving
• accepting
• receiving
• agreeing (to)
• adopting
• tolerating
• swallowing
• taking
• welcoming
• embracing
• agreeing
• assenting
• condoning
• countenancing
• consenting
• selecting
• choosing
• supporting
• acceding
• acquiescing
• espousing
• handpicking