Antonyms of noun disapproval
3 of 4 senses of disapproval
Sense 1
disapproval -- (a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing)
Antonym of approval (Sense 2)
=> approval -- (a feeling of liking something or someone good; "although she fussed at them, she secretly viewed all her children with approval")
Sense 2
disapproval -- (the expression of disapproval)
Antonym of approval (Sense 4)
=> approval, commendation -- (a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips")
Sense 4
disapproval -- (the act of disapproving or condemning)
Antonym of approval (Sense 1)
=> blessing, approval, approving -- (the formal act of approving; "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun disapproval
4 senses of disapproval
Sense 1
disapproval -- (a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing)
=> dislike -- (a feeling of aversion or antipathy; "my dislike of him was instinctive")
Sense 2
disapproval -- (the expression of disapproval)
=> message, content, subject matter, substance -- (what a communication that is about something is about)
Sense 3
disfavor, disfavour, dislike, disapproval -- (an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group)
=> inclination, disposition, tendency -- (an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict")
Sense 4
disapproval -- (the act of disapproving or condemning)
=> judgment, judgement, assessment -- (the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants")