Antonyms of verb disapprove

2 senses of disapprove

Sense 1
disapprove -- (consider bad or wrong)
       Antonym of approve (Sense 2)
      => approve -- (judge to be right or commendable; think well of)

Sense 2
disapprove, reject -- (deem wrong or inappropriate; "I disapprove of her child rearing methods")
       Antonym of approve (Sense 1)
      => approve, O.K., okay, sanction -- (give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb disapprove

2 senses of disapprove

Sense 1
disapprove -- (consider bad or wrong)
       => evaluate, pass judgment, judge -- (form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people")

Sense 2
disapprove, reject -- (deem wrong or inappropriate; "I disapprove of her child rearing methods")
       => evaluate, pass judgment, judge -- (form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people")

Antonyms of adj disapproving

1 sense of disapproving

Sense 1
disapproving -- (expressing or manifesting disapproval)

INDIRECT (VIA unfavorable) -> favorable, favourable -- (encouraging or approving or pleasing; "a favorable reply"; "he received a favorable rating"; "listened with a favorable ear"; "made a favorable impression")

Similarity of adj disapproving

1 sense of disapproving

Sense 1
disapproving -- (expressing or manifesting disapproval)
       => unfavorable (vs. favorable), unfavourable -- (not encouraging or approving or pleasing; "unfavorable conditions"; "an unfavorable comparison"; "unfavorable comments", "unfavorable impression")

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