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Synonyms
decline, deny, disallow, negative, nix, refuse, reject, reprobate, withhold
Antonyms
allow, concede, grant, let, OK (or okay), permit
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Years later, Ali discovered her passion for boxing but was forced to pursue this in secret, knowing her family would disapprove. — Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, "Toronto: 'The Favourite' Producer Punches Up Boxing Biopic 'In the Shadows'," 8 Sep. 2019 In April's poll, Trump had 46% job approval to 52% of Wisconsin voters who disapproved of his performance as president. — Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Trump trails Democrats Biden and Sanders in newest Marquette poll of Wisconsin voters," 4 Sep. 2019 The four lights on the side of the Joy Cons normally indicate Player 1-4 in the stock Horizon OS, but in Bluetooth mode on Android the controllers constantly put on a disapproving light show, ping ponging a light across the four positions. — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, "Turning the Nintendo Switch into Android’s best gaming hardware," 15 Aug. 2019 Although Cornyn’s approval rating is not markedly better than Cruz’s was, some of those who disapprove of Cornyn are more conservative Republicans who will neither stay home nor vote for a Democrat next year. — George Will, Twin Cities, "George Will: For the Democrats, it’s winnowing time," 4 Aug. 2019 Northam’s approval rating is similar to the findings of a Virginia Commonwealth University poll in June, which showed that 37 percent approved of his performance while 28 percent disapproved. — Washington Post, "Trump approval hits new low among Virginians in Roanoke College poll," 26 Aug. 2019 The latest Marquette University Law School poll in April found 52% of respondents disapproved of how Trump is handling his job, while 46% approved. — Time, "President Trump Traveling to Wisconsin to Tout Trade," 12 July 2019 The latest Marquette University Law School poll in April found 52% of respondents disapproved of how Trump is handling his job, while 46% approved. — Jonathan Lemire And Todd Richmond, chicagotribune.com, "President Trump to tout trade, economy in formerly blue Wisconsin," 12 July 2019 Only four were disapproved, 45 were withdrawn, and 62 were still open at the time of the study. — Roland Li, SFChronicle.com, "Why opening a chain store in San Francisco can take forever," 5 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'disapprove.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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