DISAPPROVINGLY Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

disapprovingly

adverb

Definition of disapprovingly

as in reproachfully

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Recent Examples of disapprovingly The same goes for her father when there’s no sign of pregnancy and the judgy women at church start clucking disapprovingly. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 Feb. 2026 Rosenbury notes disapprovingly that there was a petition to rescind Kirk’s invitation. — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025

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Some speak disparagingly about Murray’s introverted nature, and others prefer not to ding him.

— Alec Lewis, New York Times, 28 July 2026
The craze has even spawned knockoffs, disparagingly known as Lafufu.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 24 Mar. 2026

Definition of disparagingly

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The poll also found that 44% of voters view Abbott favorably and 47% unfavorably, while 42% view Hinojosa favorably and 29% unfavorably.

— Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
But both parties are underwater, the poll showed, with 53% of voters viewing congressional Democrats unfavorably and 70% viewing Republicans negatively.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of unfavorably

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He was diagnosed with sepsis, blood clots in the lungs, critically low blood pressure, fast heart rate and severe malnutrition.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
Most critically, cultivate board-level thinking—focus on governance, long-term value and enterprise risk, not just HR execution.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of critically

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Some fans viewed the collaboration cynically, criticizing it as a way for Beyoncé to capitalize on Selena’s legacy, or to court more Latino fans.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
That’s either an amazing coincidence of errors or the studies were cynically designed to contrive flaws in RCV.

— Paul Haughey, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of cynically

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The tall, garrulous 72-year-old county commissioner is guardedly patriotic.

— Susan Bence, NPR, 4 July 2026
San Diego faces economic challenges in the coming year, but one expert is guardedly optimistic about efforts to address affordability and the potential benefits of artificial intelligence.

— Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026

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