UNAPPROVED Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

unapproved

adjective

Definition of unapproved

as in unauthorized

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Recent Examples of unapproved Public records obtained by Abridged by PBS KVIE showed multiple instances of unapproved concrete being poured, including one at the Elmhurst Bridge that added six months to the timeline. — Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026 No better place than a SoCal gym to unfurl the mechanics of unapproved peptide trafficking. — Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 4 Sep. 2026 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Honda were all assessed six-place grid penalties for unapproved engine changes. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026 Splashtop’s remote access protection flagged one of those samples as an unapproved remote access app. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 23 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unapproved

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Faced with a seemingly impossible challenge, a human might simply give up rather than resort to these kinds of unauthorized steps.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
OpenAI recently disclosed six cases of concerning model behavior, and Anthropic has also admitted its models gained unauthorized access to three organizations’ systems during testing.

— Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of unauthorized

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For relief, the Knicks seek a permanent injunction blocking the defendants from using Knicks trademarks and other intellectual property in connection with the unlicensed sale of goods.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Cops have arrested an unlicensed SUV operator who caused a chain-reaction crash that killed a 67-year-old man on a Brooklyn sidewalk, officials said Friday.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of unlicensed

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Set early during the New Republic era, the game introduces the Galactic League, an unsanctioned racing circuit assembled by Darius Pax.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
The company is drawing a line between sanctioned and unsanctioned sharing with outside safety groups at the same time the industry is, slowly, inviting those groups in.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of unsanctioned

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The smuggled animals, which were imported from both Hong Kong and Mexico without permits, included Mexican beaded lizards, Mexican box turtles and Yucatan box turtles and baby crocodiles, prosecutors said.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 31 May 2026
Lang calls Atterton, who’s in his prison cell with a smuggled phone, to tell him the job is done and that both Bailey-Brown and Sam have been terminated.

— Barry Levitt, Time, 4 Mar. 2026

Definition of smuggled

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