UNAPPROVED Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

unapproved

adjective

Definition of unapproved

as in unauthorized

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Recent Examples of unapproved In June, Kennedy added members to the advisory group who, with one exception, had obvious interests in the manufacture and sale of the unapproved peptides. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026 But on July 23, eight committee members voted in favor of adding the unapproved peptides BPC-157, KPV and TB-500. — Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 24 July 2026 Homemade dairy desserts from an unapproved source without proper labels were being sold. — Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 23 July 2026 The county identified three other companies that the nonprofit paid for unapproved work and deemed those payments conflicts of interest. — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for unapproved

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Adjective

The department said the detectives who reported the affair violated three policies for conducting an unauthorized investigation and their use of Flock.

— Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Anthropic said a misconfiguration allowed Claude models to reach the internet from testing environments that were supposed to be isolated, leading to unauthorized access to three organizations’ systems.

— Reuters, NBC news, 31 July 2026

Definition of unauthorized

Adjective

Last week, the state of New York sued Kalshi to stop it from operating in the state, arguing that the platform constitutes unlicensed gambling.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
The unlicensed doctor who runs the clinic, Luis Rojas Cabrera, was arrested for practicing without a license and reckless endangerment.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of unlicensed

Adjective

The shooting occurred at an unsanctioned party near the intersection of Hale Avenue and Miramonte Avenue in Morgan Hill, an area tucked between fields and a mushroom farm.

— Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
Authorities said the gathering was an unsanctioned party promoted on social media that drew more than 300 attendees.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026

Definition of unsanctioned

Adjective

The smuggled animals, which were imported from both Hong Kong and Mexico without permits, included Mexican beaded lizards, Mexican box turtles and Yucatan box turtles and baby crocodiles, prosecutors said.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 31 May 2026
Lang calls Atterton, who’s in his prison cell with a smuggled phone, to tell him the job is done and that both Bailey-Brown and Sam have been terminated.

— Barry Levitt, Time, 4 Mar. 2026

Definition of smuggled

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