Synonyms of disapprovals

disapprovals

noun

plural of disapproval

as in displeasures

refusal to accept as right or desirable

thus far, every one of her choices for college has met with her parents' disapproval

Synonyms & Similar Words

• displeasures
• dislikes
• criticisms
• condemnations
• hostilities
• objections
• rejections
• disapprobations
• discountenances
• distastes
• deprecations
• censures
• disesteems
• oppositions
• denunciations
• disfavors
• antagonisms
• blames
• disparagements
• dispraises
• antipathies
• disrelishes
• reprehensions
• reprobations
• thumbs-downs
• opprobriums
• reproaches
• belittlements

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approvals
• favors
• praises
• acclaim
• sanctions
• commendations
• approbations
• endorsements
• sympathies
• thumbs-ups
• empathies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of disapprovals

Its backers and architects say Proposition 45 will streamline CEQA review for certain building projects by imposing deadlines on agencies and courts to issue approvals or disapprovals. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Majority disapprovals were recorded among the remaining topics − all of which have dominated headlines in the last several months. — Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026

To some extent the attention that CRA’s get makes makes sense, as these disapprovals tend to zero in on some of the most prominent recent regulatory activity. — Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025