disapproving 1 of 2

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
  • Sometimes that means confronting disagreeable people.
    David Plazas, The Tennessean, 24 Apr. 2024
  • The most important reason to avoid obsessing over China’s disagreeable regime, however, is that this fixation threatens a core U.S. advantage: Washington’s wide network of partners and allies.
    Evan S. Medeiros, Foreign Affairs, 8 July 2021
Definition of disagreeable
Adjective
  • Waves of immigration have sparked an angry ethno-nationalism that advantages ideological extremes.
    Charles A. Kupchan, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Many people were really unhappy, depressed and angry, frustrated.
    Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of angry
Adjective
  • Aside from increasing investments in programs that train people to identify and report or deescalate antisocial behavior, our leaders must take proactive steps to engage and listen to marginalized members of their communities, and to moderate their own rhetoric with humility.
    Evan Thies, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Her interest stemmed from her earlier research on psychopathy — the personality disorder characterized by antisocial behaviors including callousness and lack of empathy, or the inability to understand and feel another's emotions.
    Stephanie O'Neill, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of antisocial
Adjective
  • According to Howard, comparisons of the two, due to similarities such as he and Shaq both being drafted No. 1 overall by the Orlando Magic and playing the center position, led Shaq to become resentful of him.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Incompatible partners, on harder days, may consistently feel resentful, combative or simply annoyed in one another’s presence.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of resentful
Adjective
  • The utility on Wednesday was sending 20 tankers with water to support firefighters in the Palisades, and the tankers were having to reload at other distant locations.
    Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Tankers were reloading water tankers were having to reload at other distant locations.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of distant
Adjective
  • While residents had been protesting the order to vacate since it was issued in November, the tenor of their demonstrations, and the rhetoric surrounding the government’s response, took on a darker, more indignant tone in early December, following the arrest of Vivian Hernandez.
    Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
  • And no other post-World War II president faced a powerful Asian adversary like today’s China: large, resourceful, indignant, and determined to claim the central regional position.
    Michael J. Green, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2022
Definition of indignant
Verb
  • The 33-year-old also clarified his relationship with Sayed, denying any romantic involvement in a series of candid posts.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Whatever the purpose, there’s no denying the best carry-on luggage is a traveler’s best ally.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of denying
Adjective
  • What has succeeded in constraining Iran’s belligerent regional ambitions is a combination of aggressive, U.S.-orchestrated economic pressure and Israeli military and covert action to counter Iran’s regional proxies.
    Alina Polyakova, Foreign Affairs, 31 Dec. 2024
  • On Wednesday, a New York judge threatened to toss Trump out of the courtroom after the belligerent ex-President could be heard making disparaging comments about Carroll within earshot of the jury.
    John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of belligerent
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