unapproved
Lacking official blessing
Unapproved means not officially sanctioned or authorized.
An unapproved drug hasn't received regulatory clearance.
An unapproved absence from work lacks permission.
The word often implies that approval was sought and denied, or that proper channels were bypassed: She used unapproved methods to get the data.
Without official permit
- unsanctionedNot officially permitted
- unofficialNot formally recognized
- unaccreditedLacking official authorization
- unratifiedNot formally confirmed
unconfirmed · uncertified · unpermitted · illicit · illegal · unlawful · bootleg · pirated
Officially disallowed
- forbiddenNot allowed
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
- suppressedForcibly held down
- censoredSuppressed from publication
restricted · blacklisted · embargoed · redacted · expurgated · bowdlerized · silenced · blocked
Refused or disavowed
- vetoedAuthoritatively rejected legislation
- declinedRefused or diminished
- refusedDeclined to accept
- disallowedOfficially not permitted
nixed · overruled · rebuffed · dismissed · invalidated · nullified · revoked · repudiated
Not allowed
- improperLacking in propriety
- unacceptableNot meeting required standards
- inappropriateNot suitable or fitting
- unseemlyInappropriate for the occasion
stigmatized · controversial · scandalous · shocking · offensive · objectionable · indecent · unmentionable
Not yet examined
- unprovenNot yet established
- unverifiedNot yet proven true
- unvalidatedNot proven accurate
- trialJudicial examination of claims
prototype · pilot · preliminary · exploratory · investigational · off-label · experimental · unevaluated
unlicensed
Without official permit
- unsanctionedNot officially permitted
- unofficialNot formally recognized
- unaccreditedLacking official authorization
unratified · unconfirmed · uncertified · unpermitted · illicit · illegal · unlawful · bootleg · pirated · contraband
banned
Officially disallowed
- forbiddenNot allowed
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
- suppressedForcibly held down
censored · restricted · blacklisted · embargoed · redacted · expurgated · bowdlerized · silenced · blocked · filtered
denied
Refused or disavowed
disallowed · nixed · overruled · rebuffed · dismissed · invalidated · nullified · revoked · repudiated · blocked
forbidden
Not allowed
- improperLacking in propriety
- unacceptableNot meeting required standards
- inappropriateNot suitable or fitting
unseemly · stigmatized · controversial · scandalous · shocking · offensive · objectionable · indecent · unmentionable · transgressive
untested
Not yet examined
- unprovenNot yet established
- unverifiedNot yet proven true
- unvalidatedNot proven accurate
trial · prototype · pilot · preliminary · exploratory · investigational · off-label · experimental · unevaluated · unchecked
- Forbiddenforbidden, prohibited, banned, not allowed, off-limits
- unofficialunofficial, unauthorized, unregistered, off-the-books, bootleg
- purity gradespure, impure, purified, refined, unrefined
- Unprovenunproven, untried, unverified, unconfirmed, unvalidated
- freefree, freed, liberated, released, unchained
- fake goodsfake, counterfeit, knockoff, forged, imitation
unapprovedapproved
Officially accepted or permitted
authorized · sanctioned · official · endorsed · certified
unapprovedaccepted
Formally agreed to
recognized · acknowledged · embraced · welcomed · sanctioned