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Present participle for to disfavor or be against

Present participle for to oppose, or be opposed to, something

Present participle for to express one's opposition to or disagreement with something

Present participle for to criticize or express strong disapproval of

Present participle for to feel repentant over

Present participle for to dispute the validity of

Not satisfied or pleased with (a situation)

Not showing approval or favor towards an idea or action

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Verb

Present participle for to disfavor or be against

taking a dim view of

not thinking much of

discountenancing

tut-tutting over

tut-tutting about

taking exception to

not taking kindly to

finding unacceptable

looking askance at

having no stomach for

looking down on

not appreciating

having no taste for

viewing with disfavour

not standing for

finding repellent

regarding with disgust

viewing with dislike

holding no brief for

having a low opinion of

regarding with distaste

making faces at

bearing malice toward

look down one's nose at

having no liking for

having no taste

finding intolerable

having hard feelings

losing interest in

holding in disfavour

finding distasteful

having an aversion to

thinking little of

taking dim view of

shaking one's head

looking down one's nose on

turning your nose up at

regarding with contempt

looking down upon

holding in disdain

treating with contempt

showing displeasure

showing disapproval of

indicating disapproval of

having a down on

disagreeing with

having no use for

feeling hostile towards

disliking greatly

feeling revulsion towards

feeling aversion towards

feeling malice to

bearing a grudge against

having a poor opinion of

having a problem with

expressing a poor opinion of

remonstrating against

finding fault with

refusing to acknowledge

having contempt for

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“So if you disapprove of this approach to public artworks, now is the time to start kicking up a stink.”

Verb

Present participle for to oppose, or be opposed to, something

disagreeing with

fighting against

contending with

struggling against

not countenancing

taking a stand against

putting up a fight against

speaking out against

striving against

taking issue with

calling in question

running counter to

flying in the face of

speaking against

arguing against

strongly disagreeing

having a problem with

demurring against

demurring about

dissenting from

shaking one's head

counterattacking

setting your face against

standing up and be counted against

quarreling with

firmly opposing

strenuously disagreeing

forcefully opposing

rebelling against

kicking against

doing battle with

putting up a fight

skirmishing with

holding out against

meeting head-on

competing against

taking up arms against

putting up an argument

having bone to pick

locking horns with

protesting against

refusing to accept

defending against

making a stand against

defending yourself

agitating against

revolting against

rising up against

campaigning against

opposing action

sparing no effort

dissenting with

taking wind out of sails

bucking the trend

getting into conflict with

facing off against

struggling with

rallying against

coming to blows with

begging to differ

crossing swords with

calling into question

going against the grain

meeting head on

coming into conflict with

coming out against

battling against

refusing to obey

digging your heels in

kicking over the traces

refusing to accept the authority of

taking exception to

failing to agree

beginning battle with

waging war against

putting an end to

bringing to an end to

entering into combat with

mounting an attack on

coming to close quarters with

joining battle with

giving battle to

setting against

saying nothing doing

expressing disagreement with

failing to agree with

withholding assent

refusing to support

declining to support

expressing objection

expressing disagreement

saying not a chance

pitting against

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Verb

Present participle for to express one's opposition to or disagreement with something

raising objections

expressing objections

protesting against

taking exception

expressing disagreement

expressing disapproval

expressing objections to

lodging a protest

taking exception to

arguing against

expressing disagreement with

expressing disapproval of

lodging a protest against

raising objections to

remonstrating against

having a problem

quarreling with

taking issue with

complaining about

drawing the line

grumbling about

having a problem with

taking a stand against

discountenancing

drawing the line at

making a fuss about

quibbling about

begging to differ

kvetching about

kicking up a fuss

kicking up a stink

railing against

raising objection

kicking up a fuss about

kicking up a stink about

making an objection

going-one-on-one

mixing it up with

Verb

Present participle for to criticize or express strong disapproval of

expressing strong disapproval of

finding fault with

casting aspersions on

railing against

picking holes in

animadverting on

pulling to pieces

inveighing against

giving some stick to

vituperating against

pouring scorn on

throwing brickbats at

nitpicking about

giving a bad press to

picking to pieces

fulminating against

passing strictures upon

doing a number on

giving a rocket

hauling over the coals

tearing a strip off

tearing off a strip

getting angry with

reading the riot act

underestimating

taking to pieces

giving someone a bollocking

giving someone a roasting

rapping over the knuckles

giving someone a rollicking

giving someone a bad press

giving someone hell

remonstrating with

doing a hatchet job on

tearing to shreds

taking swipe at

jumping down one's throat

expressing disapprobation of

climbing all over

expressing disapprobation

thinking badly of

jumping all over

giving the business

passing judgment

complaining about

cutting to bits

giving bad press

speaking ill of

dragging through the mud

stigmatizing^US

dishonouring^UK

stigmatising^UK

giving a bad name

scandalizing^US

slinging mud at

scandalising^UK

detracting from

dragging through the mire

bringing into disrepute

giving a black eye

trivializing^US

flinging mud at

casting a slur on

trivialising^UK

speaking evil of

bringing discredit to

throwing mud at

spreading scandal about

running smear campaign

ripping up and down

marginalizing^US

reflecting badly on

marginalising^UK

bringing shame upon

bringing shame on

cutting down to size

tarring and feathering

making light of

treating lightly

speaking badly of

blackening the name of

giving something a bad press

taking down a peg

spreading lies about

sullying the reputation of

kicking up a stink about

misrepresenting

discountenancing

letting someone have it

telling lies about

running a smear campaign against

taking a swipe at

expressing disapproval of

expressing a poor opinion of

remonstrating against

cutting to the quick

blackening the reputation of

mouthing off about

blackening the character of

conducting a smear campaign against

making a fuss about

look down one's nose at

protesting against

kicking up a fuss about

thundering against

commenting negatively

making little of

putting hooks in

tearing to pieces

gossiping about

giving comeuppance

knocking off high horse

thinking little of

taking a dig at

dragging someone's name through the mud

dragging through mud

looking down on

casting slur on

declaiming against

criticizing unfairly

giving black eye

protesting strongly

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

expostulating about

making a protest

cracking down on

taking away from

subtracting from

regarding with disgust

feeling aversion to

feeling disgust for

feeling revulsion to

blackening someone's name

declaring unfit

ranting and raving

arguing against

opposing strongly

complaining vociferously about

objecting strongly to

taking issue with

taking exception to

expressing disagreement with

speaking out against

lodging a protest against

taking exception

taking a stand against

raising objections to

blowing whistle on

hanging something on

pointing finger at

laying at one's door

sending up the river

animadverting upon

vociferating about

shooting full of holes

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Verb

Present participle for to feel repentant over

Verb

Present participle for to dispute the validity of

Adjective

Not satisfied or pleased with (a situation)

not best pleased

in high dudgeon

hot under the collar

bent out of shape

cut to the quick

fed up to the teeth

with a chip on your shoulder

fed up to the back teeth

at daggers drawn

foaming at the mouth

as cross as two sticks

gnashing one's teeth

blue in the face

ill-humoured^UK

discombobulated

evil-intentioned

with all guns blazing

beside yourself with rage

carrying a chip on your shoulder

overcome with anger

at end of one's rope

hot and bothered

beside yourself

at boiling point

rubbed the wrong way

in a filthy temper

having short fuse

hot under collar

having got out of bed on the wrong side

like a bear with a sore head

on a short fuse

having got out of bed the wrong side

easily offended

out of countenance

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Adjective

Not showing approval or favor towards an idea or action

antagonistic towards

dead set against

unsupportive of

ill-disposed towards

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