Synonyms of disapproving

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adjective

1

as in disagreeable

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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2

as in angry

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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