REPROACHFULLY Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

reproachfully

adverb

Definition of reproachfully

as in reprovingly

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The same goes for her father when there’s no sign of pregnancy and the judgy women at church start clucking disapprovingly.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 Feb. 2026
Rosenbury notes disapprovingly that there was a petition to rescind Kirk’s invitation.

— Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025

Definition of disapprovingly

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In addition to the dead, several survivors were critically injured, said Gervais Ganagoroh, a local Red Cross volunteer involved in relief efforts.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Third Future School’s curriculum emphasizes helping students think critically, problem solve and apply learning across all subject areas.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of critically

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Especially as this technology is clinically embedded, developers and leaders must keep a low threshold to pause implementation and roll-out should patient safety or physician workflows ever be impacted negatively.

— Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Max Fondren, president of the ICEBreakers student group, said the organization believes the university's partnership with immigration authorities could negatively affect students.

— Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of negatively

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The larger issue is that anyone replacing Kornheiser would be compared with him, likely unfavorably.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Mamdani yielded positive responses from those polled in New York City, where 69% of respondents saw Mamdani favorably, while 24% of respondents viewed him unfavorably.

— Jay Stahl, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of unfavorably

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That’s either an amazing coincidence of errors or the studies were cynically designed to contrive flaws in RCV.

— Paul Haughey, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026
Albums of new material followed, showing that Askew’s briny voice and cynically whimsical songcraft had only deepened with age.

— Reed Jackson, SPIN, 31 July 2026

Definition of cynically

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