DISAPPROVAL Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

disapproval

noun

ˌdis-ə-ˈprü-vəl

Definition of disapproval

as in displeasure

refusal to accept as right or desirable thus far, every one of her choices for college has met with her parents' disapproval

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Recent Examples of disapproval Some lawmakers expressed disapproval of the move, asserting that these products often fall into the hands of minors. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 19 Aug. 2026 The executive administers county affairs, appoints staff and a budget officer and can appoint department directors and other officers, subject in some cases to legislative disapproval. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026 But this, Nidhi conceded, was perhaps the result of a need to concentrate, since any oversight in her work earned Jaya Aunty’s prompt disapproval. — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026 Anyway, Vinatieri heard some of the disapproval the last few days. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for disapproval

Recent Examples of Synonyms for disapproval

Noun

Where the airlines will dig in The airline industry isn’t hiding its displeasure.

— Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Officials have expressed enough displeasure with certain photos that they’ve been deleted from a wire service.

— Robin Givhan, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of displeasure

Noun

Prinstein, who was set to testify at the trial on Monday, says that constant notifications about likes and dislikes don't suit the developing pre-teen and teen brain.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
But that didn't stop commenters from sharing their dislike of the ad on resurfaced clips.

— Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of dislike

Noun

But the lobbyist has doubled down on her criticism of McCuskey in a recent letter to Illinois’ four top legislative leaders and obtained by the Tribune.

— Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
The sharpest criticism of the deal came from Venezuelan opposition figures, who argue that a caretaker administration installed after a foreign military operation has no standing to sign away a century of oil rights.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of criticism

Noun

These cases involved monumental pieces of wrongdoing, yet the Justice Department and the federal courts allowed the New York chump-change cases against Trump—built on far smaller frauds—to get all the attention—and ultimately—the disapprobation.

— Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
In a 2018 episode of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, Jerry Seinfeld and Mulaney go rug shopping, supposedly at Tendler’s instruction, and Seinfeld’s disapprobation at being sent on an errand by someone’s wife cuts through the segment.

— Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2024