Approve and Despising

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Approve verb - To give official acceptance of as satisfactory.

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Despising is an antonym for approve.

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

Despising noun - A feeling of scornful hatred.

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Approve is an antonym for despising in look down on topic.

Nearby Word: despised

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