1. [more Bigoted; most Bigoted] disapproving

2. He wagged a disapproving finger.

3. You sound so disapproving, Midge.

4. Janet gave him a disapproving look.

5. Mother gave me a disapproving look.

6. A disapproving frown settled on her face.

7. Mrs Saulitis threw them a disapproving glance.

8. Her disapproving parents refused to attend her wedding.

9. She sounded disapproving as we discussed my plans.

10. Her father threw a disapproving glance at her.

11. His disapproving remarks about cars are nothing but sour grapes.

12. 8 synonyms for Condemnatory: critical, accusing, disapproving, scathing, censorious

13. I was getting disapproving looks from the people around me.

14. Franco gave them a look which might have been faintly disapproving.

15. John gave me a disapproving look when I suggested another drink.

16. Booing (plural Booings) A disapproving exclamation by a member of an audience

17. Women policed each other, stopping rebellious acts with cold and disapproving stares.

18. The application had been subject to long and disapproving scrutiny at Coutts.

19. Approving and DisApproving Spend Requests; Approving an Expense Report; Approving on Certify Mobile; DisApproving an Expense Report; Approver's Other Actions Menu; Sending an Inquiry; Approving with InstantAudit; Using Administrative Flags

20. 24 The cook stood there like a shrivelled bootlace, tight-lipped, implacable, disapproving.

21. The disapproving proscriptions of puritanism could not have squeezed all impropriety from the area.

22. Antonyms for Commendatory include adverse, depreciative, depreciatory, derogatory, disapproving, inappreciative, negative, unappreciative, uncomplimentary and

23. Synonyms for Condemnatory include censorious, critical, disapproving, condemning, damnatory, damning, denunciatory, reprobative, accusatory and accusing

24. Synonyms for Bitching include critical, censorious, condemnatory, condemning, castigatory, reproving, denunciatory, deprecatory, disparaging and disapproving

25. And then Georg had closed in on her, a grumpier, more disapproving, hectoring Georg.

26. Suddenly, behind the disapproving odor, way way back behind it, she smelled another thing.

27. Antonyms for Approbatory include adverse, depreciative, depreciatory, derogatory, disapproving, inappreciative, negative, unappreciative, uncomplimentary and

28. On the podium J ? Eric Humphrey stood impassively, waiting for the disapproving chorus to subside.

29. Disapproving as he was, he still seems to have found vicarious excitement in talking weapons.

30. She'd left the smashed car outside and staggered inside, drawing disapproving glances from the other guests.

31. Disapproving The hotel's decor was tasteless and Countrified (= artificially like something seen in the countryside).

32. Antonyms for Approbating include declining, denying, disallowing, disapproving, negativing, rejecting, vetoing, contradicting, disagreeing and invalidating

33. Antonyms for Affirmative include dissenting, negative, denying, disagreeing, disapproving, negating, conflicting, contradictory, incongruous and opposing

34. Synonyms for Criticizing include critical, censorious, condemnatory, condemning, castigatory, reproving, denunciatory, deprecatory, disparaging and disapproving

35. Synonyms for Bellyaching include critical, censorious, condemnatory, condemning, castigatory, reproving, denunciatory, deprecatory, disparaging and disapproving

36. Above it hung a picture of a disapproving man who I presumed was Sefton Hamilton's grandfather.

37. Synonyms for Abominating include abhorring, despising, detesting, hating, loathing, disliking, execrating, recoiling from, shuddering at and disapproving

38. Her job, she says, is too much fun to be stalled by a disapproving glance or two.

39. [intransitive] Cling (to somebody) (usually disapproving) to stay close to somebody, especially because you need them emotionally

40. To this third set of pictures he added appropriate disapproving comments and cut them into the action.

41. What we like most is the way it never fails to create a disapproving glint in mother's eyes.

42. Would you have put on your disapproving hat and talked about tangled webs and reaping what you sow?

43. Affect something (formal, disapproving) to use or wear something that is intended to impress other people synonym put on

44. The announcement of a further pay increase for politicians provoked disapproving comments from the leader of the opposition party.

45. A Crisply cold morning (sometimes disapproving) in a quick, confident and not very friendly way ‘Take a seat,’ she said Crisply.

46. Critically definition, in a judgmental or disapproving manner: The backlash was immediate after he spoke Critically of his opponent’s personal life

47. / (informal) (disapproving) an aggressive and unpleasant older woman My landlady is an old Battleax and has far too many house rules

48. Disapproving of any attempt at levity , the constant killjoy doesn't have fun at work and doesn't think anyone else should either.

49. His disapproving attitude toward cars is simply sour grapes; the fact is that he would like to have a car but can' ...

50. English Language Learners Definition of Brownnose informal + disapproving : to try to get the approval of (an important or powerful person) by praise, flattery, etc

51. Learner's definition of Brownnose [+ object] informal + disapproving : to try to get the approval of (an important or powerful person) by praise, flattery, etc

52. Disapproving to develop or organize something in order to make as much money as possible: She says that the Olympics have become a Commercialized extravaganza

53. Learner's definition of BASTARDIZE [+ object] disapproving: to produce a poor copy or version of (something) It's a shame to see how Hollywood has Bastardized the novel

54. (also bolshy) (British English, informal, disapproving) (of a person) creating difficulties or arguments deliberately, and refusing to be helpful She was in a Bolshie mood.

55. Plural of aggrandizement Synonyms & Antonyms of Aggrandizements disapproving advancement or increase in power or importance He acted only for his political advantage and personal aggrandizement.

56. His disapproving attitude toward cars is simply sour grapes; the fact is that he would like to have a car but can't afford to buy one.

57. [more Chauvinist; most Chauvinist] disapproving : believing that your country, sex, etc., is better than any other : showing or filled with chauvinism She called him a Chauvinist pig.

58. English Language Learners Definition of Bumptious disapproving : proud or confident in a loud and rude way that annoys other people See the full definition for Bumptious in …

59. In the House of Representatives, a “Censure” is a formal vote by the majority of members present and voting on a resolution disapproving a member’s conduct, with

60. English Language Learners Definition of Bluestocking old-fashioned + often disapproving : an educated woman who is interested in books and ideas See the full definition for Bluestocking in the English …

61. [countable, uncountable] (usually disapproving) something that somebody has done or written that does not seem natural; the fact of seeming artificial The film is spoilt by unrealistic Contrivances of plot

62. Awful (rather informal) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like or that makes you feel depressed, ill, guilty or disapproving: That’s an Awful colour

63. The people's court, if disapproving the application filed by the party concerned and his agent ad litem, shall serve the corresponding notice to the party concerned or his agent ad litem.

64. (disapproving) behaving in a way that secretly hurts others or deliberately fails to prevent others from being hurt He plays a power-hungry, Conniving politician in the new Wednesday-night drama

65. English Language Learners Definition of Busybody disapproving : a person who is too interested in the private lives of other people See the full definition for Busybody in the English Language Learners …

66. The media has joined the debate with disapproving noises about "yob culture, " though Dr. Gill argues that they may be part of the problem, given the tabloid tendency to champion the vulgar.

67. Avarice, or greed, is certainly not a quality that most people or cultures prize, and so the description of the girl in the poem is told with a disapproving, even judgmental tone

68. / ˈkɑː.sɪt / -t- or UK also -tt- to give a lot of attention to making someone comfortable and to protecting them from anything unpleasant: Children sometimes need to be Cosseted. disapproving The country has been Cosseted …

69. English Language Learners Definition of Clique disapproving : a small group of people who spend time together and who are not friendly to other people See the full definition for Clique in the English Language Learners Dictionary

70. The fact of costing little money or less money than you expected the relative Cheapness of modern computers (disapproving) the fact of being low in price and quality The show is spoiled by the Cheapness of the production.

71. [uncountable] (disapproving) the fact of being willing to take risks in business or politics in order to gain something for yourself He condemned what he saw as undisciplined Adventurism. See Adventurism in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

72. The Crispness of early autumn (approving) the quality of being fresh and clean, or looking new and slightly stiff the Crispness of his white shirt (sometimes disapproving) the fact of being quick and confident, and not very friendly

73. A country ˈBumpkin/ˈcousin (informal, usually disapproving) a person from the countryside who is not used to towns or cities and seems stupid: He felt a real country Bumpkin, sitting in that expensive restaurant, not knowing which cutlery to use.

74. English Language Learners Definition of Commodify disapproving : to treat (something that cannot be owned or that everyone has a right to) like a product that can be bought and sold See the full definition for Commodify in the English Language Learners Dictionary

75. Synonyms & Antonyms of Conformists often disapproving a person who behaves in a way that is considered acceptable by most people and who avoids doing things that could be considered different or unusual They went from being angry punk rockers to bland Conformists.

76. [uncountable, countable] (often disapproving) the fact of tending to follow what is done or considered acceptable by society in general; the fact of being normal and ordinary, and perhaps not very interesting They refused the Conventionality of bourgeois life, and worked among artists and poets