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Synonyms for disapprove

Most common

blame reject condemn disallow redlight

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To condemn; to consider wrong or inappropriate; used with of.

    She disapproves of rap music because of its sometimes aggressive lyrics.

Related words

Word family
disapprobation disapproval

Forms

Past participle
disapproved
e.g. disapproved → rejected, condemned, blamed, disallowed…

Example sentences

  • blame It sounds as if he were to blame for the disaster.
  • reject Voters may yet reject the misbegotten 'Dream Act'.
  • condemn Would you condemn your friend for the same thing?
  • disallow Decision to disallow Medicaid for second cochlea implant withdrawn.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
disapprovefalling
blamerising
rejectsteady
condemnsteady
disallowsteady
redlightrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
blame1
6 letters
object2, reject2
7 letters
decline2, condemn2, convict2, censure2
8 letters
disallow3, redlight
9 letters
deprecate3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (object2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
désapprouver