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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Now the frowners gave the higher ratings, by 0.17 points.

From Slate • Aug. 28, 2016

The difference between the smilers and frowners had been reduced to three-hundredths of a rating point, a random blip, a distant echo in the noise.

From Slate • Aug. 28, 2016

That’s when they found the difference of 0.82 rating points between the smilers and the frowners.

From Slate • Aug. 28, 2016

Some persons are such habitual frowners, that the mere effort of speaking almost always causes their brows to contract.

From The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Darwin, Charles

A handful of frowners against thirty million laughers in a state of irruption.

From The American Claimant by Twain, Mark