REPROACHFULLY Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

reproachfully

adverb

Definition of reproachfully

as in reprovingly

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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

Definition of disapprovingly

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Meanwhile, Send Last Location automatically sends your iPhone's location to Apple when its battery reaches a critically low level.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
According to the account of Netanyahu and other passengers, Machchhar, a father, tried to fight off his co-pilot before being critically wounded with a small knife.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of critically

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Alegre said the immigration crackdown is reducing foot traffic at restaurants and retailers, negatively affecting the economy.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
These decisions ultimately negatively impacted the taxpayers, pilfered away tax dollars, and added to existing cost-of-living issues, whether in small amounts (Daytona Beach Ford 250 pickup trucks) or large ones (Gainesville GRU).

— Peggy Gossett-Seidman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of negatively

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Becerra’s wide lead is also boosted by his favorability rating — 48% of likely voters have a favorable opinion of him while 40% view him unfavorably and 11% have no opinion.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
But the 48% of respondents who viewed the Republican incumbent unfavorably was nearly 18 percentage points higher than Hamilton’s share.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of unfavorably

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He's been viewed warily by some Jewish voters, which he's tried to address by apologizing for some past controversial comments.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
Ever since the outbreak of war with Iran earlier this year, motorists have been warily eyeing prices at the pump.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of warily

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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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