disapprove
Example Sentences
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The poll found 59% of statewide registered voters approve and 37% disapprove.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026
Direct military assistance would also be deeply unpopular among the Japanese people, with a recent poll by newspaper The Asahi Shimbun showing 82% of voters disapprove of the war.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
About 25% of those polled said they approve of the job Bass is doing as mayor, while about 47% disapprove.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026
That left 30% whose opinion was only “somewhat” approve or disapprove.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
The dictionary, quite reasonably, contained an entry in which people could learn about the word, including, of course, the fact that many speakers disapprove of it.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
