1
as in to reject
to be unwilling to grant
the committee disapproved the proposal to allow casino gambling in the state
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2
as in to refuse
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
disapproved the first set of blueprints submitted by the firm
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as in to dislike
to hold an unfavorable opinion of
my sister disapproves of my smoking
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Recent Examples of disapprove
Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Hochul’s favorability rating has been underwater for months, despite a brief jump in April, while her most recent approval rating in a Siena College poll was just net positive, with half approving of her job performance and 46 percent disapproving.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 4 June 2025
For example, a massive 79.9% of respondents disapproved of Johnson’s performance in office, according to one survey of 700 likely Chicago voters taken in late February.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
That was up from a net approval rating of +2 points in early May, when 46 percent approved and 44 percent disapproved.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
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Nineteen percent of Republicans disapproved, and 70% approved.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Hochul’s favorability rating has been underwater for months, despite a brief jump in April, while her most recent approval rating in a Siena College poll was just net positive, with half approving of her job performance and 46 percent disapproving.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 4 June 2025
For example, a massive 79.9% of respondents disapproved of Johnson’s performance in office, according to one survey of 700 likely Chicago voters taken in late February.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
That was up from a net approval rating of +2 points in early May, when 46 percent approved and 44 percent disapproved.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
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“Disapprove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disapprove. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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