Home › Words › N › nonapprovalnonapprovalnonapproval means absence of approval; failure to approve something.EtymologyFrom non- + approval.nounAbsence of approval; failure to approve something.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.unapprove 73% match — To rescind the approval of something; to mark as no longer approved; reject. vs nonapproval →disapprovement 69% match — disapproval vs nonapproval →nonacceptation 69% match — Failure to accept something; denial. vs nonapproval →disapproval 68% match — The act of disapproving; condemnation. vs nonapproval →nonpermission 67% match — Absence of permission. vs nonapproval →nonappraisal 66% match — Lack of appraisal. vs nonapproval →approvance 65% match — Approval. vs nonapproval →nonannulment 65% match — Absence of annulment; failure to annul something. vs nonapproval →