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 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 Jackie disapproves of John’s attempt to join an industry that has profited from their misfortune for decades. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026 My husband, who still works, strongly disapproves of this. — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for disapproves

Verb

DeVoto persuades an editor at Houghton Mifflin to offer them a contract; when Houghton Mifflin eventually rejects the manuscript, DeVoto gets Knopf interested.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
Israel rejects that position, saying the West Bank is disputed territory where there has been a Jewish presence for thousands of years.

— Rami Ayyub, USA Today, 11 July 2026

Definition of rejects

Verb

Each time the topic comes up, Jones flatly refuses to consider curtains.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
If Paramount refuses, Bonta said the coalition would seek a temporary restraining order asking a judge to hold up the merger, a move that would cause costly delays and escalate legal expenses for Paramount.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026

Definition of refuses

Verb

And a Ukrainian intelligence officer who initially confessed to killing her, according to prosecutors, but now denies it.

— Alexander Smith, NBC news, 11 July 2026
Abby Wambach scores a thrilling goal to tie it in the 122nd minute, and goalkeeper Hope Solo denies the Brazilians again.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Definition of denies

Verb

Car registrations and titles can now be issued electronically, and some DMV documentation will be sent via email, unless the driver declines to provide an address.

— Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026
As Medicaid coverage declines, more people become uninsured or underinsured.

— Sas Mukherjee, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of declines

Verb

But that framing ignores a few factors, as was pointed out to Deadline by the leader of one suitor committed to safeguarding the company’s unique, cinephile-forward culture.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 14 July 2026
Why would someone hand over their best idea to a process that usually ignores it?

— Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026