Approve and Deride

Approve

Approve verb - To give official acceptance of as satisfactory.

Deride is an antonym for approve.

Nearby Words: approval, approbation, approving, approvingly, approvement

Deride

Deride verb - To make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter.
Usage example: my brothers derided our efforts, but were forced to eat their words when we won first place

Approve is an antonym for deride in insult topic.

Common collocations

idea approve idea deride idea
relationship approve relationship deride relationship
plan approve plan deride plan
characters approve characters deride characters
Other words: movie.
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