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express disapprobation

VERB

blame

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attribute charge chide condemn criticize denounce indict

STRONG

admonish ascribe blast censure disapprove finger frame impute knock rap rebuke reprehend reproach reprove roast saddle skin tax upbraid

WEAK

blow the whistle on climb all over denunciate find fault with hold responsible jump all over jump down one's throat lay a bad trip on lay at one's door lay to let one have it lower the boom pass the buck point the finger stick it to

Antonyms

STRONGEST

absolve acquit approve compliment exonerate free laud praise

STRONG

endorse flatter sanction

WEAK

applaud commend exalt exculpate thank

Example Sentences

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Of course, these words are intended to express disapprobation, and carry a doubt as to the fitness of Vassar College to educate girls.

From The Education of American Girls by Brackett, Anna C. (Anna Callender)

To censure; to express disapprobation of; to find fault with; to reproach.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

This was certainly no time for Madame Goesler to express disapprobation of the practices which were thus divulged.

From Phineas Redux by Trollope, Anthony

Roughly speaking, then, only one out of ten could be got to express disapprobation of the free comparison of the results of science with the statements of the canonical books.

From A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II by Smith, David Eugene

And the archdeacon raised his huge hands in the manner in which his friends are so accustomed to see him express disapprobation and astonishment.

From The Warden by Trollope, Anthony

express disapprobation

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