DISAPPROVES Synonyms: 125 Similar and Opposite Words

disapproves

verb

present tense third-person singular of disapprove

as in rejects

to be unwilling to grant the committee disapproved the proposal to allow casino gambling in the state

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as in refuses

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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Recent Examples of disapproves Isshin disapproves of the use of the Dragon’s Heritage and secretly helps Wolf rescue Kuro by directing his doctor, Emma, to tip off Wolf about Kuro’s location. — Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026 Oregon head coach Dan Lanning, whose team could be in a position to benefit from the latest ruling, not only disapproves of the new development, but also listed the many reasons as to why. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026 Such 123 agreements usually take effect unless Congress jointly disapproves the deal and a two-thirds majority vote to override a ‌presidential veto. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 23 July 2026 In lay terms, that means the court's ruling is not based on whether the judge approves or disapproves of what Comb's is accused of. — ABC News, 15 June 2026 At a time when a majority of the country disapproves of—or actively reviles—the president, his name alone could end up limiting the program’s success. — Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026 Even Lucy — whom Kay raised as her own daughter after Dorothy abandoned her periodically — turns her back on her aunt after Kay disapproves of the way Lucy has been grieving. — Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 19 Mar. 2026 Equally, the club disapproves of retaliatory chants from our own supporters. — Simon Hughes, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026 Over the weekend, Iran elected a new leader that the White House disapproves of (Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late supreme leader, Ali Khamenei), and oil prices began climbing north of $100 a barrel. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026

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However, a large percentage of the Brazilian electorate also consistently rejects the prospect of voting for another Bolsonaro for president.

— David Unsworth, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Human Rights Watch said those expulsions amounted to war crimes, a charge that Israel rejects.

— Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of rejects

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Lula’s victory also denies Trump another political ally in Latin America, which include Argentinian President Javier Milei and Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 26 Oct. 2026
The investigation ended without charges against Collins or her staff, and her office denies wrongdoing.

— Emma Specter, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of denies

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The Salt Lake County clerk requests assistance to secure the polls, but the sheriff, unsure about jurisdiction, declines.

— Barton Gellman, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026
Steep declines across the tech space, led by Meta and the chip sector, saw Nasdaq log its worst day since June.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of declines

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Any strategy that ignores that skepticism is unlikely to survive the next election or to be funded by the Congress that is likely to emerge from it.

— Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026
But the unbridled embrace of aquaculture as a sustainable answer to feeding the planet ignores some very real costs.

— Ian Urbina, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026