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To refuse to agree to, especially officially

To express an unfavorable opinion (of something)

To dislike or hold an unfavorable opinion (of something)

To defy or put up an opposition to

To express an objection to what someone has said or done

Used politely to express regret, disappointment or embarrassment

To disagree with or dispute

To express dissatisfaction or annoyance about something

To belittle or minimize the value or significance of

To frown in an angry or bad-tempered way

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Verb

To refuse to agree to, especially officially

gives the thumbs down to

says ‘no’ to

discountenances

gives the red light to

disacknowledges

gives something a miss

gives thumbs down to

shakes one's head

gives the red light

steers clear of

turns deaf ear to

refuses to receive

draws the line at

fails to take advantage of

refuses to take advantage of

looks down one's nose at

gives the thumbs down

places an embargo on

gives the brush-off to

turns thumbs down

stands in the way

declares null and void

gives thumbs down

puts the kibosh on

refuses permission to

turns your back on

has nothing more to do with

has no more truck with

refuses to acknowledge

washes your hands of

flies in the face of

has nothing to do with

gives a wide berth to

turns away from

gives someone the brush-off

shies away from

keeps away from

keeps one's distance from

gives the cold shoulder to

gives someone the go-by

has no truck with

shuffles out of

lets well enough alone

tells someone to get lost

gives the runaround

gives a wide berth

sends to Coventry

stands aloof from

gives the cold shoulder

gives the brush

tells someone where to get off

gives the bum's rush

stays away from

gives the go by

cuts someone cold

gives someone the push

gives the elbow

leaves in the lurch

gives someone the big E

leaves stranded

gives someone the air

takes your leave of

leaves high and dry

declares untrue

shoots full of holes

shoots down in flames

takes exception to

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“I think rarely do they ever disapprove a request for a sympathy subpoena, for a warrant to go ahead and issue a wiretap.”

Verb

To express an unfavorable opinion (of something)

discountenances

finds fault with

expresses a poor opinion of

remonstrates against

gives someone a bad press

takes to pieces

takes exception to

inveighs against

lets someone have it

hangs something on

blows whistle on

sends up the river

lays at one's door

gives something a bad press

points finger at

hauls over the coals

gives someone a roasting

reads the riot act

gives someone a dressing-down

gives someone a rollicking

gives someone hell

tears off a strip

remonstrates with

raps over the knuckles

gives someone a telling-off

gives someone an earful

gives someone a mouthful

gives someone a bollocking

gives a talking-to

gives someone a rating

gives someone a wigging

gives someone what for

gives someone a row

gives someone a caning

gives someone some stick

sends someone away with a flea in their ear

puts on the mat

fulminates against

casts aspersions on

pulls to pieces

rakes over the coals

throws brickbats at

gives a bad press to

gives some stick to

vituperates against

tears a strip off

jumps down one's throat

slaps someone's wrist

picks to pieces

calls on the carpet

comes down hard on

takes to the woodshed

gives a piece of one's mind

calls over the coals

bites someone's head off

passes strictures upon

calls to account

lays down the law

gives something a battering

goes for the jugular

snaps someone's head off

does a number on

gives the business

strongly criticizes

jumps down someone's throat

tells a thing or two

take issue with

complains about

climbs all over

gives a going over

criticizea severely

raps on knuckles

has someone on the carpet

reprimands severely

gives a rough time

assaultsq verbally

rakes over coals

gives tongue-lashing

gets angry with

animadverts upon

tears to pieces

thunders against

tears someone a new one

gives someone a telling off

gives someone a dressing down

takes down a peg

burns one's ears

gives a hard time

comes down on like a ton of bricks

gives someone stick

throws the book at

drags over the coals

raps someone the knuckles

criticizes hatefully

gives someone a carpeting

expresses disapproval of

points the finger

gives the devil

gives comeuppance

jumps on one's case

expresses strong disapproval of

makes a protest to

brings under fire

passes judgment

gives bad press

reviews unfavorably

criticizea strongly

declaims against

expresses disapprobation

expresses disapprobation of

thinks badly of

holds someone to blame

bellyaches about

sounds off about

holds accountable

holds responsible

sends someone away with a flea in his

lowers the boom

gives the dickens

does a hatchet job on

tears to shreds

lays charges against

brings a charge against

brings charges against

brings someone to trial

prefers charges against

brings a case against

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“Does any man, who is the representative of any populous place in this kingdom, fear that his constituents will disapprove of his conduct?”

Verb

To dislike or hold an unfavorable opinion (of something)

finds unacceptable

looks askance at

regards with disgust

takes exception to

not appreciates

holds in disfavour

has an aversion to

has no liking for

regards with distaste

takes a dim view of

has a poor opinion of

has a problem with

takes dim view of

discountenances

finds intolerable

has no taste for

has no stomach for

regards with contempt

finds repellent

finds distasteful

loses interest in

bears malice toward

has hard feelings

holds no brief for

shows displeasure

feels hostile towards

dislikes greatly

bears a grudge against

feels aversion towards

feels revulsion towards

feels malice to

turns your nose up at

views with disfavour

views with dislike

has a low opinion of

treats with contempt

looks down upon

looks down one's nose at

holds in disdain

regards with repugnance

feels hostility to

feels aversion to

feels contempt for

feels repugnance towards

has a strong aversion to

has aversion to

finds disgusting

feels repugnance

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“The corollary of this is that I sometimes feel approval of a state of affairs that is being sustained by behavior I nevertheless thoroughly disapprove of.”

Verb

To defy or put up an opposition to

struggles against

strives against

take issue with

takes a stand against

puts up a fight against

flies in the face of

calls in question

speaks out against

not countenances

sets your face against

stands up and be counted against

runs counter to

holds out against

makes a stand against

battles against

brings to an end to

takes wind out of sails

has bone to pick

puts up a fight

refuses to accept

takes up arms against

locks horns with

spares no effort

competes against

puts up an argument

campaigns against

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Verb

To express an objection to what someone has said or done

takes exception

expresses disapproval

expresses opposition

raises objections

expresses disagreement

makes a protest

voices disapproval

makes an objection

inveighs against

kicks up a fuss

kicks up a stink

puts up a fight

takes up the cudgels

take issue with

protests against

lodges a protest against

takes a stand against

kicks up a fuss about

kicks up a stink about

expresses objections

takes exception to

lodges a protest

raises objections to

expresses disapproval of

expresses disagreement with

complains about

makes a fuss about

expresses doubts

expresses doubt

opposes strongly

objects strongly to

complains vociferously about

speaks out against

takes offence^UK

takes offence at

takes a dim view

raises an objection

takes umbrage at

comes out against

takes offense^US

expresses objections to

remonstrates against

has a problem with

discountenances

draws the line at

raises objection

goes-one-on-one

mixes it up with

takes something amiss

takes something the wrong way

makes a protest to

goes off in a huff

gets the wrong end of the stick

gets the wrong idea

gets the wrong impression

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Verb

Used politely to express regret, disappointment or embarrassment

Verb

To object to

takes offence^UK

takes offense^US

Verb

To disagree with or dispute

Verb

To express dissatisfaction or annoyance about something

kicks up a fuss

finds fault with

kicks up a stink

inveighs against

speaks out against

takes exception to

lodges a complaint

makes a complaint

puts the boot in

expresses concern

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Verb

To belittle or minimize the value or significance of

Verb

To frown in an angry or bad-tempered way

gives a dirty look

looks daggers at

gives someone a death stare

looks angrily at

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