Synonyms of disapproves

disapproves

verb

present tense third-person singular of disapprove

1

as in rejects

to be unwilling to grant

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rejects
• denies
• refuses
• declines
• withholds
• disallows
• forbids
• prohibits
• nixes
• proscribes
• restricts
• vetoes
• spurns
• bans
• enjoins
• negatives
• keeps
• restrains
• reprobates
• repels
• hinders
• constrains
• represses
• impedes
• rebuffs
• obstructs
• curbs
• holds
• checks
• balks (at)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• permits
• concedes
• provides
• allows
• lets
• grants
• affords
• gives
• furnishes
• authorizes
• supplies
• acquiesces
• OKs
• agrees (to)
• licenses
• consents (to)
• commissions
• warrants
• assents (to)
• accedes (to)
• sanctions
• accords
• vouchsafes

2

as in refuses

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

disapproved the first set of blueprints submitted by the firm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• refuses
• rejects
• declines
• ignores
• denies
• spurns
• forbids
• dismisses
• avoids
• repudiates
• withdraws
• passes
• nixes
• vetoes
• disputes
• balks (at)
• deselects
• disdains
• passes up
• turns down
• prohibits
• throws over
• overrules
• scorns
• proscribes
• reprobates
• throws out
• rebuffs
• renounces
• disavows
• negatives
• turns one's back on
• revokes
• contradicts
• disclaims
• retracts
• refutes
• abjures
• forswears
• disowns
• blows off
• scouts
• abstains (from)
• recalls
• disproves
• refrains (from)
• gainsays
• recants
• negates
• rebuts
• controverts
• disallows
• shoots down
• forbears
• bypasses
• sticks
• disagrees (with)
• reneges
• takes back
• backtracks
• unsays
• backs off
• backs down
• detours

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approves
• accepts
• agrees (to)
• tolerates
• receives
• adopts
• condones
• embraces
• takes
• agrees
• welcomes
• swallows
• consents
• acquiesces
• chooses
• assents
• selects
• countenances
• supports
• accedes
• espouses
• handpicks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of disapproves

My husband, who still works, strongly disapproves of this. — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 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

Jackie disapproves of John’s attempt to join an industry that has profited from their misfortune for decades. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026

Equally, the club disapproves of retaliatory chants from our own supporters. — Simon Hughes, New York Times, 11 Mar. 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

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

Dunbar sued the company in 2022, alleging that the production failed to accommodate his belief in the tenets of the Congregation of Universal Wisdom, which disapproves of vaccines and other medical interventions. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 18 Oct. 2025