Synonyms of disapproving

disapproving 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in disagreeable

Related Words

• disagreeable
• antisocial
• distant
• belligerent
• adverse
• conflicting
• pugnacious
• icy
• frigid
• opposed
• resisting
• combative
• bellicose
• truculent
• militant
• clashing
• quarrelsome
• contentious
• contrary
• cold
• negative
• hostile
• disputatious
• biased
• argumentative
• antagonistic
• unfriendly
• unfavorable
• prejudiced
• cool
• scrappy
• unpleasant
• unsympathetic
• antipathetic
• adversary
• unkind
• inhospitable
• discourteous
• adversarial
• inimical
• inconsiderate
• impolite
• spiteful
• jaundiced
• surly
• vindictive
• hateful
• unsociable
• unmannerly
• impertinent
• malicious
• uncivil
• malevolent
• virulent
• malignant
• unloving
• mortal
• malign
• ill-mannered
• acrimonious
• opprobrious
• rude
• rancorous
• ill-bred
• despiteful
• bitter

Dissimilar Words

• sympathetic
• friendly
• hospitable
• social
• civil
• warm
• pleasant
• amiable
• gracious
• cordial
• amicable
• affectionate
• affable
• gregarious
• genial
• loving
• neighborly
• companionable
• convivial
• sociable
• sweet
• nonhostile
• kind
• good-natured
• favorable
• nice
• nonantagonistic
• kindly
• accepting
• devoted
• benign
• agreeable
• good-tempered
• comradely
• welcoming
• empathetic
• understanding
• approving
• warmhearted

2

as in angry

Related Words

• angry
• indignant
• resentful
• irate
• infuriated
• outraged
• bristly
• huffy
• peevish
• angered
• cross
• petulant
• irritable
• irascible
• fretful
• snappish
• cantankerous
• churlish
• ireful
• upset
• troubled
• grumpy
• steaming
• testy
• dyspeptic
• bilious
• piqued
• displeased
• inflamed
• perturbed
• mad
• grouchy
• riled
• snuffy
• ill-humored
• shirty
• sore
• choleric
• exasperated
• disturbed
• rankled
• provoked
• frustrated
• touchy
• crabby
• annoyed
• distressed
• irritated
• cranky
• harried
• aggravated
• bearish
• tortured
• vexed
• roiled
• bothered
• tormented
• fussy
• harassed
• badgered
• peeved
• tested
• persecuted
• plagued
• tried
• pinpricked
• irked
• hassled
• pestered
• bedeviled
• haggled
• inconvenienced
• scunnered
• narked
• galled
• put out
• teed off

Dissimilar Words

• happy
• content
• satisfied
• pleased
• delighted
• calm
• serene
• placid
• tranquil
• peaceable
• pacific

disapproving

2 of 2

verb

present participle of disapprove

1

as in rejecting

to be unwilling to grant

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rejecting
• refusing
• denying
• declining
• forbidding
• withholding
• disallowing
• prohibiting
• reprobating
• negativing
• vetoing
• nixing
• restricting
• proscribing
• banning
• enjoining
• keeping
• restraining
• checking
• spurning
• curbing
• repelling
• rebuffing
• constraining
• repressing
• impeding
• obstructing
• hindering
• holding
• balking (at)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• granting
• permitting
• letting
• allowing
• providing
• giving
• conceding
• affording
• supplying
• furnishing
• authorizing
• acquiescing
• licensing
• commissioning
• according
• warranting
• agreeing (to)
• sanctioning
• OK'ing
• consenting (to)
• assenting (to)
• acceding (to)
• vouchsafing

2

as in refusing

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

disapproved the first set of blueprints submitted by the firm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rejecting
• refusing
• declining
• ignoring
• passing
• denying
• forbidding
• dismissing
• spurning
• vetoing
• avoiding
• repudiating
• withdrawing
• disputing
• reprobating
• turning down
• negativing
• nixing
• balking (at)
• passing up
• throwing over
• deselecting
• prohibiting
• disdaining
• overruling
• throwing out
• rebuffing
• proscribing
• scorning
• forbearing
• scouting
• turning one's back on
• contradicting
• disavowing
• revoking
• disclaiming
• renouncing
• retracting
• disowning
• blowing off
• refuting
• recalling
• sticking
• abstaining (from)
• shooting down
• forswearing
• refraining (from)
• abjuring
• controverting
• gainsaying
• disproving
• recanting
• bypassing
• disallowing
• negating
• rebutting
• unsaying
• taking back
• detouring
• disagreeing (with)
• reneging
• backtracking
• backing down
• backing off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approving
• accepting
• receiving
• agreeing (to)
• adopting
• tolerating
• swallowing
• taking
• welcoming
• embracing
• agreeing
• assenting
• condoning
• countenancing
• consenting
• selecting
• choosing
• supporting
• acceding
• acquiescing
• espousing
• handpicking

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of disapproving

Adjective

The latest survey found the president's net approval rating at 40%, with 59% disapproving, 1 point worse than the April survey. — Steve Liesman, CNBC, 17 July 2026

With a disapproving look, a technician set the cup upright, and the robot immediately returned it to the container. — Stephen Witt, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

The series also starred Kelly Bishop and the late Edward Herrmann as Emily and Richard Gilmore, Lorelai's rich, disapproving parents. — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026

Some disapproving glances and occasional neighbor trouble aside, the local movement is growing. — Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 8 June 2026

Trump’s approval rating with Hispanic voters has swung dramatically, with 70% disapproving and 29% approving now, compared to a 44% disapproval and 41% approval rating at this time last year. — Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is also underwater, with 33% approving and 40% disapproving and another 27% with no opinion. — Emily Guskin, ABC News, 3 May 2026

Around 30% were neutral about his job so far, with 27% disapproving. — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026

Independents, however, lean negative, with 70% disapproving. — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026

Verb

Rubio, meanwhile, came out of the deal with positive reviews from the pro-Israel crowd, who viewed his silence as disapproving of the concessions made in the deal. — Joseph Strauss, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026

The president’s overall job approval rating sits between 35% and 37%, with roughly 60% of Americans disapproving. — Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026

Classical studies majors will surely be aghast at how the likes of Zeus and Poseidon are sublimated into social mores and choppy waves (just as Zendaya fans might rage at how her disapproving Athena only cameos as Odysseus’ invisible friend). — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 15 July 2026

Mamdani was less popular with the public as a whole, with Americans overall disapproving of him by a 28% to 27% margin, the poll found. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 8 July 2026

Margo, a staunch Conservative neighbor of the couple, was disapproving of the pair’s decisions, and Keith’s performance would win her the 1977 BAFTA TV Award for best light entertainment. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2026

Ahead of the final season, the Game of Thrones cast gathered to read through the series' last episodes, and some actors appeared either distraught or disapproving of how things ended. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026

It was posed to be especially tough in front of Bening, who would be throwing out disapproving grandmother vibes in the TV standoff. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 29 May 2026

The same poll found most respondents disapproved of how Trump has handled the war in Iran, with 54% strongly disapproving in addition to another 13% who somewhat disapproved. — Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026