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adjective

Definition of disapprovingnext
1
as in disagreeable

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2
as in angry

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disapproving

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verb

present participle of disapprove
1
as in rejecting
to be unwilling to grant the committee disapproved the proposal to allow casino gambling in the state

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2
as in refusing
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to disapproved the first set of blueprints submitted by the firm

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disapproving
  1. disagreeable
  2. angry
  3. antisocial
  4. resentful
  5. distant
  6. indignant
  7. denying
  8. belligerent
Adjective
  • Buried in a bland mixed-use skyscraper in the dreary Financial District downtown, an aging, if glamorous, 1929 movie palace with rotten acoustics long served as the San Diego Symphony’s disagreeable home.
    Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
  • The fasting is uncomfortable, the prep is disagreeable, and the procedure itself requires you to be put to sleep.
    Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 15 Aug. 2024
Definition of disagreeable
Adjective
  • However, what violent extremists perceive as a tacit nod of approval — based on Trump’s own violent rhetoric — could lead to a surge in domestic terrorism in a country that remains anxious, angry and well-armed.
    Colin P. Clarke, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • But his future was in question after the party suffered its worst election defeat in more than a decade, losing support from voters angry about corruption scandals and the rising cost of living.
    Arata Yamamoto, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of angry
Adjective
  • To ’60s bikers, swastikas didn’t signal allegiance to the Nazi cause, per se, but a broader antisocial tendency.
    Katie Rife, Vulture, 21 June 2024
  • Screaming and antisocial behavior may not seem like beloved traits, but these penguins are revered in Māori culture as taonga, or treasure, even gracing the country’s $5 bill.
    Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of antisocial
Adjective
  • However, acquiescing to such requests could create discord among other team members, who might feel deceived and resentful toward the employee who seemingly entered the organization under different pretenses.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
  • At the same time, Elphaba is established as a cruelly mocked outcast, her relationship with Glinda starting on a mutually resentful note when they are obliged to share a room.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of resentful
Adjective
  • Heavy snow may fall in one spot while the sun shines a mile or two distant in either direction.
    Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Geely and Volkswagen are a distant third and fourth respectively selling half a million apiece.
    BYJames Morris, Fortune Europe, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of distant
Adjective
  • Lucas was shocked and hurt that his generous offers kept being rebuffed; the people who organized against him were indignant that a billionaire could be so cavalier about their public land.
    Elizabeth Blackwell, Longreads, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Asked by The Times in 2011 to compare himself to Kanye West (now known as Ye), Jones seemed indignant.
    Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of indignant
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  • Generalizing positivity in all situations can lead to denying or downplaying real emotions or even logical counterarguments to a superficially optimistic perception.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Restricting a woman’s right to choose whether to terminate an unwanted pregnancy is the same as denying her control over her own body.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of denying
Adjective
  • China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran are increasingly belligerent and increasingly operating in concert.
    Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Iran had initially downplayed the impact of Israel’s strikes on its military facilities, but in recent days has begun to voice increasingly belligerent rhetoric.
    Aurora Almendral, NBC News, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of belligerent
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