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Verbs (5)
consider bad, disapprove of, consider wrong
v. consider bad or wrong
reject, refuse to approve
v. deem wrong or inappropriate; "I disapprove of her child rearing methods"
Adverbs (0)
Adjectives (0)
Fuzzynyms (32)
criticize, criticise, express criticism of, pick apart
v. find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"
express strong disapproval of, deplore
v. express strong disapproval of; "We deplore the government's treatment of political prisoners"
objurgate, condemn, decry, excoriate
v. express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated"
care, feel concern, feel interest
v. feel concern or interest; "I really care about my work"; "I don't care"
depreciate, deprecate
v. belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts"
reprobate
v. reject (documents) as invalid
demur, except
v. take exception to; "he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday"
veto, interdict, forbid, prohibit, proscribe, disallow
v. command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"
void, invalidate, nullify, annul, avoid, quash
v. declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"
deny, declare untrue
v. declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money"
Synonyms (0)
Antonyms (10)
approve, judge commendable, approve of
v. judge to be right or commendable; think well of
sanction, okay, approve, ok
v. give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies"
license, licence, certify
v. authorize officially; "I am licensed to practice law in this state"
disapprove
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