unapprovable
Impossible to sanction
Unapprovable describes something that cannot or will not receive approval.
A loan application might be unapprovable due to poor credit.
A proposal might be unapprovable because it violates policy: The budget was unapprovable in its current form.
The word implies a barrier—whether procedural, ethical, or practical—that prevents endorsement.
Not capable of achievement
- unworkableImpossible to execute
- impracticableImpossible to implement
- unviableIncapable of succeeding
- unachievableCannot be accomplished
unrealizable · undoable · impossible · out-of-reach · untenable · unfundable · nonstarter · unbuildable
Official refusal to approve
- denialRefusal to accept reality
- refusalAct of declining
- declineDecrease or refuse
- disallowanceFormal denial or rejection
turndown · dismissal · rebuff · nonacceptance · nix · prohibition · interdiction · ban
Below required quality
- deficientHaving too little
- inadequateNot sufficient for purpose
- inferiorOf lower rank
- insufficientBelow required quantity
lacking · unacceptable · unsuitable · defective · flawed · imperfect · incomplete · unsatisfactory
infeasible
Not capable of achievement
- unworkableImpossible to execute
- impracticableImpossible to implement
- unviableIncapable of succeeding
unachievable · unrealizable · undoable · impossible · out-of-reach · untenable · unfundable · nonstarter · unbuildable
veto
Official refusal to approve
disallowance · turndown · dismissal · rebuff · nonacceptance · nix · prohibition · interdiction · ban · rejection
substandard
Below required quality
- deficientHaving too little
- inadequateNot sufficient for purpose
- inferiorOf lower rank
insufficient · lacking · unacceptable · unsuitable · defective · flawed · imperfect · incomplete · unsatisfactory · unqualified
unapprovableapprovable
Able to be sanctioned
acceptable · permissible · allowable · eligible · sanctionable
approve, approval, approvals, approved, approving, approvingly, disapprove, disapproved, disapproves