Synonyms for disapproval
Most common
displeasure disapprobation condemnation dislike rejection refusal censure
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Displeasure
displeasure, disapprobation, condemnation, dislike, dissatisfaction, disfavor US, disfavour UK
2. Rejection
rejection, refusal, repudiation, denial, dissension, declination, nonassent, nonapproval, abnegation
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of disapproving; condemnation.
Everyone glared in disapproval at the man talking loudly on the phone.
Related words
- Is a kind of
- judgement
Forms
- Plural
- disapprovals → displeasures, disapprobations, condemnations, dislikes…
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Blame, censure, and disapproval may either be felt or uttered; comment, criticism, rebuke, reflection, reprehension, and reproof are always expressed.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- dislike The thing is, I dislike people who talk like that.
- condemnation His remarks added up to a condemnation of my plan.
- displeasure Ziri immediately started speaking in displeasure.
- rejection Ziri needs to find connection and avoid rejection.
- refusal What she wants to say just adds up to a refusal.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| disapproval | steady | |
| dislike | steady | |
| condemnation | falling | |
| displeasure | rising | |
| disapprobation | steady | |
| rejection | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- blame1
- 6 letters
- denial3
- 7 letters
- dislike2, refusal3, censure2, reproof
- 8 letters
- reproach2, disfavor3
- 9 letters
- rejection3, damnation3, disfavour, nonassent, dispraise
- 10 letters
- dissension3, abnegation4
- 11 letters
- displeasure3, repudiation5, declination, nonapproval
- 12 letters
- condemnation4, reprehension
- 14 letters
- disapprobation
- 15 letters
- dissatisfaction5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (denial3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- désapprobation