disapproved 1 of 2

past tense of disapprove
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disapproved

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adjective

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Recent Examples of disapproved
Adjective
That was a decline too from March, when the pollsters found that 48 percent approved and 47 percent disapproved. Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025 Monday’s rating is significantly better than Trump’s -15 net approval rating Morning Consult found at this point in his first term, when 40% of voters approved and 55% disapproved of his job performance. Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 The eldest sibling strongly disapproved of their relationship and channeled his feelings through his music as a rapper, going by the name Lil Ren. Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2025 In the Netflix show, Jones says his father disapproved of him going into the football business with Hoffa, but that Hoffa was intrigued. Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2025 And in 2023, 53% approved, while 22% disapproved. Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disapproved
Verb
  • The club rejected her for lack of record.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Combine uneven play with 11 penalties and that’s a cocktail even the Florida student section nauseously rejected.
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In one practice, McCarthy refused to throw an easy short pass and opted instead to throw a deeper-developing route.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • While there was plenty of blame to go around following the Giants' 21-6 loss, head coach Brian Daboll seemingly refused to point the finger at Wilson despite his underwhelming performance.
    Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Mace's former fiancé denied the accusations.
    Zac Anderson, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Caracas has denied this repeatedly.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • On the Republican side, many politicos were thrown for another loop when Attorney General Brenna Bird declined to run for the GOP nomination.
    Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Note that the relative strength indicator has declined from late 2024 to the present – heading in the opposite direction of the price.
    John Navin, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The team consults the Urban Dictionary for meanings of less common terms and reviews an internal document of objectionable configurations.
    Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The team consults the Urban Dictionary for meanings of less common terms and reviews an internal document of objectionable configurations.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • And with creativity and innovation so discouraged, an employee who thrives with an entrepreneurial spirit might feel stifled or frustrated.
    Julia Sullivan, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Expand this with focus hours or recharge spaces where phone use is discouraged.
    Elan Gepner-Dales, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The concern expressed is that people are turning to AI for mental health advice and do not realize that (presumably) AI is unsuitable for that purpose.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The drastic drop in performance from the 2022 season points to the idea that the current generation of cars is unsuitable for the Briton.
    Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025

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“Disapproved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disapproved. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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