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as in disagreeable
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as in angry
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as in rejecting
to be unwilling to grant
the committee disapproved the proposal to allow casino gambling in the state
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as in refusing
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 disapproving
Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Independents, however, lean negative, with 70% disapproving.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
Trump recently received his lowest approval ratings in both terms, with 59% of respondents disapproving of him and 47% strongly disapproving, according to a March Fox News survey.
—Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
Those opinions are almost identical to a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted February 28-March 1 that found 27% approving and 43% disapproving, 16 points underwater.
—Emily Guskin, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
Fifty-one percent of respondents approved of Healey’s job performance with 40% disapproving and 8% neither approving or disapproving.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
Independents hewed more closely to the Democratic view with 76% disapproving and 24% approving.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Anything that was anti-Jewish—a story about exclusion, an obstacle that hadn’t come down, a disapproving enumeration of supposedly Jewish traits—was possibly more fascinating.
—Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
An Ipsos poll from April 2025 found Americans slightly more disapproving (53 percent) than approving (46 percent) of his handling of immigration.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 26 Jan. 2026
Selome Hailu, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
Trump recently received his lowest approval ratings in both terms, with 59% of respondents disapproving of him and 47% strongly disapproving, according to a March Fox News survey.
—Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
Among the top reasons for disapproving, 14% of participants cited fiscal mismanagement and the state's budget deficit.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
By then the oil companies, mindful of the world’s disapproving eyes, had positioned the gas flares among the vegetation and pointed the flames horizontally to limit their visibility from a distance.
—Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent polling bolsters the belief among his possible primary foes that Fetterman could be vulnerable in 2028, with 62% of Pennsylvania Democrats disapproving of his job in a Quinnipiac poll released last month.
—Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 24 Mar. 2026
The Internet is…the Internet, and soon Shah is facing escalating threats and disapproving media coverage, including a column by his ex (Ritu Arya’s Yasmin), arguing that a Pakistani-British man playing James Bond won’t erase the character’s neo-colonial stench, so why bother?
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 19 Mar. 2026
Having been subjected to a Beltway cross-examination and at least one disapproving social media salvo by the president, Netflix may have come to the conclusion that the regulatory fix was in.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, 57% of voters disapproving of his handling of the economy in a recent Washington Post/Reuters/Ipsos poll.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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
Trump recently received his lowest approval ratings in both terms, with 59% of respondents disapproving of him and 47% strongly disapproving, according to a March Fox News survey.
—Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
Those opinions are almost identical to a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted February 28-March 1 that found 27% approving and 43% disapproving, 16 points underwater.
—Emily Guskin, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
Fifty-one percent of respondents approved of Healey’s job performance with 40% disapproving and 8% neither approving or disapproving.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
Independents hewed more closely to the Democratic view with 76% disapproving and 24% approving.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Anything that was anti-Jewish—a story about exclusion, an obstacle that hadn’t come down, a disapproving enumeration of supposedly Jewish traits—was possibly more fascinating.
—Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
An Ipsos poll from April 2025 found Americans slightly more disapproving (53 percent) than approving (46 percent) of his handling of immigration.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
She’s first shown wearing a skimpy dog costume as she and Nate’s housekeeper, Juana (Minerva Garcia), records until Nate comes home and angrily interrupts, disapproving of Cassie’s side hustle.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
Trump recently received his lowest approval ratings in both terms, with 59% of respondents disapproving of him and 47% strongly disapproving, according to a March Fox News survey.
—Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
Among the top reasons for disapproving, 14% of participants cited fiscal mismanagement and the state's budget deficit.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
By then the oil companies, mindful of the world’s disapproving eyes, had positioned the gas flares among the vegetation and pointed the flames horizontally to limit their visibility from a distance.
—Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent polling bolsters the belief among his possible primary foes that Fetterman could be vulnerable in 2028, with 62% of Pennsylvania Democrats disapproving of his job in a Quinnipiac poll released last month.
—Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 24 Mar. 2026
The Internet is…the Internet, and soon Shah is facing escalating threats and disapproving media coverage, including a column by his ex (Ritu Arya’s Yasmin), arguing that a Pakistani-British man playing James Bond won’t erase the character’s neo-colonial stench, so why bother?
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 19 Mar. 2026
Having been subjected to a Beltway cross-examination and at least one disapproving social media salvo by the president, Netflix may have come to the conclusion that the regulatory fix was in.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, 57% of voters disapproving of his handling of the economy in a recent Washington Post/Reuters/Ipsos poll.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disapproving
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Another bill would put regulations around data centers, although lawmakers in the final days stripped out some of the language that tech companies found disagreeable.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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The day was cold and disagreeable, disappointing those who hoped for warm, sunny weather for the contest between Bogardus and Carver.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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But, Trump is not popular overall with most California voters, who are angry with him for sending federal troops and immigration officers to the state, and not sending enough federal funding to help wildfire victims in Los Angeles, said McCuan, the Sonoma State professor.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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No angry, in-your-face, Twitter-like battles were instigated.—
Aaron Everitt,
STAT,
10 Apr. 2026
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Xi’s outreach to Cheng came along with overt swipes at Taiwan’s current government under President Lai Ching-te, who is shunned by Beijing as a dangerous ‘separatist’ for rejecting China’s claim that Taiwan is its territory.—
Janis Mackey Frayer,
NBC news,
10 Apr. 2026
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The law, criticized by free speech advocates, allows a top official at the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to designate a group as a domestic or foreign terrorist organization, with the governor and three other members of the Florida Cabinet approving or rejecting the designation.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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In December 2025, Horan’s lawyer told him Prospect was refusing to defend him or pay any of his costs.—
Peter Elkind,
ProPublica,
9 Apr. 2026
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In the show’s second season, Mo (creator-star Mo Amer) finds himself in Mexico, facing down the immigration system while refusing to compromise his beliefs, ultimately risking everything to cross the border illegally in search of home.—
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2026
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Tess responds to her parents’ neglect through antisocial behavior at school, first by glitching out a self-driving car by gluing a traffic cone onto the hood, and then by tucking a driving trophy into her back.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
12 Apr. 2026
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That means that the child is inadvertently traumatized and is antisocial.—
Megan Shinn,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Previously, Hungarians opposed to the government were indignant but apathetic.—
Isaac Stanley-Becker,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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Upon his return, Tagovailoa gave a rather indignant response to those who questioned his NFL future.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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His complaint alleged that the state’s actions had left him with a financial burden of more than $20,000 per year by denying the vouchers to both of his children.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
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Pressed by rival camps, pursued by the political press corps, the claims were largely confined to unvetted corners of the internet until this week, when Swalwell’s campaign — knowing the whispers were getting louder — issued a public statement denying any wrongdoing.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Antarctic sea ice is declining at record rates, according to climate scientists.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The new listings, published Wednesday by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, cite factors such as warming ocean waters, melting sea ice and declining availability of food to sustain such species.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Disapproving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disapproving. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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