Synonyms for disapproving
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dis-uh-proov |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɪs əˈpruv |
Top 10 synonyms for disapproving Other synonyms for the word disapproving
- criticize
- damn
- deprecate
- detract
- disallow
- discommend
- discountenance
- disesteem
- disfavor
- dismiss
- dispraise
- expostulate
- find fault with
- find unacceptable
- frown on
- look askance at
- look down on
- nix
- object to
- pan
- pass on
- refuse
- remonstrate
- reprehend
- reprobate
- reprove
- set aside
- slam
- spurn
- take dim view of
- take exception to
- turn down
- zing
Définition of disapproving
Origin :- late 15c., "disprove;" as the reverse of approve it is first attested 1640s. See dis- + approve. Related: Disapproved; disapproving.
- verb condemn
- Mr Verloc, after a grunt of disapproving surprise, returned to the sofa.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- She only gave a disapproving growl, and followed to see that he came to no harm.
- Extract from : « Johnny Bear » by E. T. Seton
- Dr. Caton, annoyed and disapproving, crisply intimated why Jerry was there.
- Extract from : « Highacres » by Jane Abbott
- Bordman put it in the boat, disapproving of the crampedness of the craft.
- Extract from : « Sand Doom » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins
- His whole body seemed to be disapproving what Maurice was doing.
- Extract from : « The Call of the Blood » by Robert Smythe Hichens
- The squire looked at him in disapproving silence for a while.
- Extract from : « Robert Elsmere » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
- The man on the next bench sneezed—a shrill and disapproving sneeze.
- Extract from : « The Island Pharisees » by John Galsworthy
- He answered the staff captain's question by a disapproving shake of his head.
- Extract from : « War and Peace » by Leo Tolstoy
- The old mountaineer regarded the tourist with a disapproving stare.
- Extract from : « Jokes For All Occasions » by Anonymous
- Then he looked round the room with a critical, disapproving eye.
- Extract from : « Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker » by Marguerite Bryant
Antonyms for disapproving
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