frowned

VERB

scowl

Synonyms

STRONGEST

glare glower grimace pout

STRONG

gloom lower sulk

WEAK

cloud up do a slow burn give a dirty look give the evil eye knit brows look black look daggers look stern

Antonyms

STRONGEST

grin smile

WEAK

approve condone encourage

VERB

disapprove

Synonyms

STRONG

deprecate discountenance discourage disesteem disfavor dislike object

WEAK

discommend look askance at not take kindly to show displeasure take a dim view of

Antonyms

STRONG

approve

WEAK

condone encourage grin smile

Example Sentences

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“A profit? Well, you didn’t net one,” Frowned my broker.

From Washington Post • Oct. 17, 2019

And if there’s one thing you don’t want to be, it’s Frowned Upon by the tennis authorities.

From The Guardian • Jun. 29, 2015

Frowned also the perpetually lowering busts of the chief Roman Emperors which stand on pedestals about the new Caesar's office.

From Time Magazine Archive

On a plump white wool-pack, Open to the moon on that vigil of St. John, Sheltered from the dew, where the black-timbered gallery Frowned above the yard of the Two-Necked Swan.

From Collected Poems Volume Two by Noyes, Alfred