All approve antonyms

verb approve

• criticise — criticize
• oppose — to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
• disagree — to fail to agree; differ: The conclusions disagree with the facts. The theories disagree in their basic premises.
• protest — an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid: a protest against increased taxation.
• veto — the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
• renounce — to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
• contradict — If you contradict someone, you say that what they have just said is wrong, or suggest that it is wrong by saying something different.
• destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
• disprove — to prove (an assertion, claim, etc.) to be false or wrong; refute; invalidate: I disproved his claim.
• repudiate — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
• dispute — to engage in argument or debate.
• dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
• object — anything that is visible or tangible and is relatively stable in form.
• dissent — to differ in sentiment or opinion, especially from the majority; withhold assent; disagree (often followed by from): Two of the justices dissented from the majority decision.
• decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
• discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
• differ — to be unlike, dissimilar, or distinct in nature or qualities (often followed by from): The two writers differ greatly in their perceptions of the world. Each writer's style differs from that of another.
• deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
• despise — If you despise something or someone, you dislike them and have a very low opinion of them.
• dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
• hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
• scorn — open or unqualified contempt; disdain: His face and attitude showed the scorn he felt.
• censure — If you censure someone for something that they have done, you tell them that you strongly disapprove of it.
• denounce — If you denounce a person or an action, you criticize them severely and publicly because you feel strongly that they are wrong or evil.
• disapprove — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
• disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
• condemn — If you condemn something, you say that it is very bad and unacceptable.
• refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
• disallow — to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
• invalidate — to render invalid; discredit.
• reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
• neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
• criticize — If you criticize someone or something, you express your disapproval of them by saying what you think is wrong with them.
• disrespect — Lack of respect or courtesy.