Synonyms for nonapproval
Most common
denial refusal disapproval repudiation renunciation declination
All synonyms
Noun
Definitions
- n. 1
Absence of approval; failure to approve something.
Example sentences
- denial There are five stages of grief. Stage one: denial.
- refusal What she wants to say just adds up to a refusal.
- disapproval They communicate disapproval by shaking their heads.
- renunciation Jesus predicted Peter's renunciation of him.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| nonapproval | falling | |
| denial | steady | |
| refusal | falling | |
| disapproval | steady | |
| repudiation | steady | |
| renunciation | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- denial3
- 7 letters
- refusal3
- 9 letters
- rejection3, nonassent
- 10 letters
- abnegation4
- 11 letters
- disapproval4, repudiation5, declination
- 12 letters
- renunciation5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (denial3 = 3 syllables).