DISCOUNTENANCED Synonyms: 154 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in discomfited

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verb

past tense of discountenance

as in disliked

to hold an unfavorable opinion of a social philosopher who discountenanced all programs for helping the needy, claiming that society should encourage survival of the fittest

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as in embarrassed

to throw into a state of self-conscious distress the political party was discountenanced by the actions of a few of its overly zealous members

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Adjective

Despite these successes at work, Ron scans as a discomfited and undistinguished middle manager.

— Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2025
Thomas Jefferson was likewise discomfited by the revolutionary possibility of female citizenship.

— Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025

Definition of discomfited

Verb

Where King’s Margaret actively disliked her daughter—viewing her as the polluted spawn of the night her drunken husband effectively raped her—Sloyan’s Margaret clearly loves Carrie, wanting only to protect her from a world of sin and depravity.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
In 2014, Rosie O’Donnell briefly returned after seven years away, but, according to Setoodeh, she was widely disliked by many at the network.

— Brock Colyar, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of disliked

Verb

Chicago embarrassed Philadelphia, while the Eagles squandered a late lead against the Rams before suffering an improbable loss to the Jaguars in London.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
The Longhorns’ offense scored 17 points against a Florida defense that Missouri and South Carolina embarrassed.

— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of embarrassed

Adjective

This journey culminated in the 2018 production at Glyndebourne, which accomplished the feat of finally reducing (most of) the London critics to abashed admiration.

— Russell Platt, New Yorker, 20 May 2026
Privacy concerns cause abashed feeling in Silicon Valley Zuckerberg's potential retort comes after Apple's Cook made comments at the end of March in an interview with Recode's Kara Swisher and MSNBC's Chris Hayes.

— Chris Ciaccia, Fox News, 11 Apr. 2018

Definition of abashed

Verb

In both television commercials and in campaign mailers sent to homes across the state, Fazio has criticized Lamont repeatedly for months on electricity.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026
The coach had criticized Brooklyn’s shot selection and turnovers before the game, saying the Nets’ decisions with the ball were feeding their problems on defense.

— C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of criticized

Verb

Rosa got confused and brought up the glass of red to Carolyn’s cabin instead.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2026
Christina Applegate’s recent revelation that she was misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis is raising questions about how the disease can be confused with other conditions even after years of treatment.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of confused

Adjective

First, men who receive accurate information about what other men actually believe are less inhibited about speaking out and intervening.

— Catherine A. Sanderson, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
Both players were so inhibited for the final game of the set that the level of play resembled something from a local park.

— Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 27 May 2026

Definition of inhibited

Verb

That smothering defense flustered the Valkyries into committing 19 turnovers that led to 24 points for Atlanta.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Chicago rallied from a 2-0 hole after being flustered by Marlins starter Janson Junk, who threw five scoreless innings.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026

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