Synonyms of reprobated

reprobated

verb

past tense of reprobate

1

as in rejected

to be unwilling to grant

the board will most likely reprobate the request for parole

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rejected
• denied
• refused
• declined
• disapproved
• withheld
• disallowed
• forbade
• proscribed
• vetoed
• prohibited
• negatived
• enjoined
• restricted
• nixed
• banned
• spurned
• restrained
• kept
• rebuffed
• repelled
• forbad
• constrained
• curbed
• repressed
• obstructed
• held
• checked
• hindered
• impeded
• balked (at)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• permitted
• granted
• conceded
• let
• allowed
• provided
• furnished
• supplied
• afforded
• authorized
• gave
• licensed
• agreed (to)
• okayed
• commissioned
• acquiesced
• sanctioned
• warranted
• consented (to)
• OK'd
• assented (to)
• accorded
• acceded (to)
• licenced
• vouchsafed

2

as in refused

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

without hesitation she reprobated such an indecent idea

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rejected
• refused
• declined
• ignored
• denied
• disapproved
• repudiated
• vetoed
• passed
• spurned
• dismissed
• avoided
• disputed
• withdrew
• forbade
• turned down
• passed up
• negatived
• deselected
• balked (at)
• threw over
• nixed
• disdained
• overruled
• threw out
• proscribed
• prohibited
• scorned
• renounced
• rebuffed
• forbad
• disavowed
• gainsaid
• scouted
• turned one's back on
• abjured
• retracted
• contradicted
• forbore
• disclaimed
• shot down
• blew off
• refuted
• revoked
• recalled
• foreswore
• controverted
• disowned
• abstained (from)
• refrained (from)
• recanted
• forswore
• disproved
• bypassed
• disagreed (with)
• disallowed
• rebutted
• stuck
• took back
• negated
• unsaid
• detoured
• backed off
• backed down
• backtracked
• reneged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approved
• accepted
• agreed (to)
• adopted
• received
• tolerated
• swallowed
• embraced
• welcomed
• took
• agreed
• countenanced
• condoned
• selected
• consented
• acquiesced
• chose
• supported
• assented
• acceded
• espoused
• handpicked

3

as in denounced

to declare to be morally wrong or evil

spent much of her talk reprobating the callous indifference of a materialistic society to the suffering of people in the third world

Synonyms & Similar Words

• denounced
• condemned
• criticized
• blamed
• execrated
• attacked
• censured
• anathematized
• decried
• reprehended
• damned
• convicted
• faulted
• sentenced
• disparaged
• excommunicated
• hated
• panned
• belittled
• doomed
• ostracized
• abhorred
• detested
• knocked
• chided
• admonished
• deprecated
• chastised
• scolded
• upbraided
• slammed
• rebuked
• loathed
• reproached
• reviled
• blacklisted
• berated
• reproved
• reprimanded
• blasted
• abominated
• castigated
• dispraised
• vituperated
• raked
• cursed
• dissed
• lambasted
• chid
• imprecated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approved
• endorsed
• sanctioned
• blessed
• indorsed
• praised
• exalted
• commended
• extolled
• applauded
• lauded
• glorified
• blest
• consecrated
• hailed
• saluted
• sanctified
• acclaimed
• honored
• eulogized
• touted
• revered
• venerated
• hallowed