UNAPPROVED Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

unapproved

adjective

Definition of unapproved

as in unauthorized

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Recent Examples of unapproved Despite Iran's warning against using unapproved shipping lanes, vessels continued to take several routes through the waterway over the weekend. — Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 29 June 2026 Iran struck a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, after warning vessels against unapproved routes, forcing the UN to pause evacuations in the waterway. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 25 June 2026 Over and over, school officials who interrupt or cut off the mics of speakers for delivering unapproved messages end up amplifying those messages even more. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 21 June 2026 The incident has sparked outrage over an alleged anti-Jewish double standard, as tournament rules explicitly ban all unapproved political displays. — Staff, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for unapproved

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Richards, 43, is facing two charges — touch or strike/battery/domestic violence and unauthorized use of 911 services — according to his case docket on the Broward County Clerk of Courts website Friday.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
If an agent misbehaves, floods a system, or takes an unauthorized action, the organization on the receiving end often has no reliable way to determine who is responsible for it.

— John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of unauthorized

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Recently, there was a news story about an unlicensed childcare program in Goshen, Indiana found to be illegally operating with over 85 children and only three adults.

— Kristin Stauss, Washington Post, 10 July 2026
The same report alleged that welders were unlicensed and gas machines were used without proper ventilation.

— Chris Quintana, USA Today, 7 July 2026

Definition of unlicensed

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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

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