Synonyms of disapproved

disapproved 1 of 2

adjective

as in rejected

Related Words

• rejected
• refused
• disallowed
• objectionable
• vetoed
• revoked
• discouraged
• unsuitable
• unseemly
• stopped
• suppressed
• unsanctioned
• prevented
• inappropriate
• repressed
• improper
• excluded
• precluded
• unauthorized
• illicit
• ineffable
• illegal
• unmentionable
• unacceptable
• unlawful
• unlicensed
• illegitimate
• shut out
• unbearable
• unendurable
• intolerable
• ruled out

Dissimilar Words

• permissible
• acceptable
• allowable
• approved
• appropriate
• permissive
• endorsed
• permitted
• accepted
• authorized
• legal
• legitimate
• lawful
• tolerable
• certified
• licensed
• accredited
• endurable
• bearable
• OK
• sanctioned
• allowed
• warranted
• promoted
• supported
• granted
• sufferable
• commanded
• mandatory
• encouraged
• suitable
• required
• condoned
• ordered
• proper
• tolerated
• countenanced
• accorded
• unobjectionable
• vouchsafed
• brooked
• seemly

disapproved

2 of 2

verb

past tense of disapprove

1

as in denied

to be unwilling to grant

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rejected
• denied
• refused
• declined
• disallowed
• withheld
• forbade
• prohibited
• nixed
• vetoed
• reprobated
• proscribed
• negatived
• banned
• restricted
• enjoined
• spurned
• kept
• restrained
• rebuffed
• repelled
• checked
• curbed
• constrained
• hindered
• repressed
• impeded
• obstructed
• held
• balked (at)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• permitted
• granted
• provided
• allowed
• conceded
• let
• authorized
• furnished
• supplied
• gave
• afforded
• licensed
• commissioned
• acquiesced
• agreed (to)
• sanctioned
• warranted
• consented (to)
• accorded
• OK'd
• assented (to)
• acceded (to)
• vouchsafed

2

as in refused

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

disapproved the first set of blueprints submitted by the firm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rejected
• refused
• declined
• ignored
• denied
• passed
• vetoed
• dismissed
• spurned
• avoided
• disputed
• repudiated
• forbade
• withdrew
• nixed
• reprobated
• balked (at)
• deselected
• turned down
• disdained
• negatived
• passed up
• threw over
• overruled
• prohibited
• threw out
• proscribed
• rebuffed
• scorned
• renounced
• disavowed
• scouted
• contradicted
• turned one's back on
• recalled
• revoked
• disclaimed
• retracted
• abstained (from)
• disowned
• blew off
• forbore
• abjured
• refrained (from)
• gainsaid
• refuted
• shot down
• recanted
• disallowed
• disproved
• forswore
• stuck
• rebutted
• bypassed
• controverted
• negated
• took back
• disagreed (with)
• backtracked
• unsaid
• detoured
• reneged
• backed off
• backed down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approved
• accepted
• agreed (to)
• adopted
• received
• tolerated
• swallowed
• agreed
• embraced
• took
• welcomed
• acquiesced
• consented
• condoned
• selected
• countenanced
• chose
• supported
• assented
• acceded
• espoused
• handpicked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of disapproved

Verb

Perhaps this is really just about your newfound willingness to be the villain in someone else’s story, and to be disapproved of for sticking to your values. — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026

The map depicts the percentage of money each sheriff spent on expenditures disapproved by the reviewers. — Aneri Pattani — Kff Health News, STAT, 27 Aug. 2026

Within a week, the developers submitted an appeal, arguing that under the builder’s remedy provision of the Housing Accountability Act, the project cannot lawfully be disapproved. — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026

By a wide margin, Americans disapproved of the June 14 fight on the White House lawn, according to polls. — Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2026

Although Christians often disapproved of Hoodoo, for many African Americans its practice has served as a particular, local, and lived expression of Christianity rather than something antithetical to it. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026

According to Gallup polling, 55 percent of Americans disapproved of the military operations in the fall of 2024, and 60 percent disapproved a year later. — Dafna H. Rand, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2026

On immigration, the president also saw a 38% approval rate, but 54% of Americans disapproved. — Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

Parliament and the Church of England disapproved of the King marrying a divorcée, but when push came to shove, Edward chose love, handing the throne to his younger brother, King George. — Diana Pearl, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026