Meanings
adjectiveunapproved (comparative more unapproved, superlative most unapproved)
comparative more unapproved · superlative most unapproved
- Not approved.
The unapproved imports were sent back to the originating country.
1 more example
The pods of the tara plant are used to make tara gum and tara flour. The latter has been found to be an unapproved food additive.
2024 October 3, Sandee LaMotte, “‘I’ve never experienced pain like that’: Consumers pay the price for untested food ingredients”, in CNN - archaicNot proven.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishapproved
- Englishunapproved
Translations
Ancient Greek ἀδόκιμος
- ἀδόκιμος (adókimos)not approved
Cite this entry
APA
unapproved. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unapproved
MLA
“unapproved.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unapproved. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unapproved,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unapproved.
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