UNAPPROVED Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

unapproved

adjective

Definition of unapproved

as in unauthorized

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Recent Examples of unapproved Up to 59% of employees are using unapproved or shadow AI tools in the workplace. — Terry Oroszi, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Chicago Public Schools released an AI Guidebook governing the use of AI software and models and in December began blocking unapproved third-party AI products from its network. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026 Also under inspection were a number of sheds on the site that were possibly unpermitted or unapproved. — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026 By an 11-7 vote, with one member abstaining, the board approved a last-minute amendment that placed $150 million in unapproved and unappropriated state revenue into the district’s budget. — Angel Gutierrez, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unapproved

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Ellifson said the cameras have led to a faster police response to potential critical emergencies and have been used to quickly notify law enforcement about unauthorized individuals entering school property.

— Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2026
In Anthropic’s new cybersecurity report, the AI lab detailed an episode in which its Mythos 5 model was undergoing testing and gained unauthorized access to the internet.

— J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of unauthorized

Adjective

Carts allegedly operating as black-market, private-hire vehicles can be banned from the streets for over a month, or drivers slapped with 4,000-euro ($4,600) fines for unlicensed tour guiding.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
The unlicensed recovery center underworld ranges from places that pamper patients with space and very personal care by licensed medical professionals to places that cram patients into spaces minded by people with limited or no medical training.

— DAVID J. NEAL, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of unlicensed

Adjective

The unsanctioned parades of cars decked out in Mexican flags have previously led to major traffic jams and impasses for emergency vehicles.

— Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
In all, 1,200 agents sent more than 70,000 messages and files through the unsanctioned message board, according to an independent investigation from the AI research nonprofit METR.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 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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