frown (at or on)

verb

Definition of frown (at or on)next
as in to dislike

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frown (at or on)
  1. dislike
  2. refuse
  3. reject
  4. disapprove
  5. deny
  6. revoke
  7. withhold
  8. deplore
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  • Because many Black players and media members dislike her, many on the left have cast Clark and her fans as villains.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
  • Lauer, who publicly disliked his bulk relief role with the Blue Jays, is now returning to a traditional starting role with the Dodgers.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of dislike
Verb
  • Hamas’ statement made no mention of disarmament, one of the key requirements under the second phase of the ceasefire deal, which the group has so far refused.
    — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • To conceal the theft from his investors, Correia refused to disclose his company’s financial records and gave false positive updates on SnoOwl’s status.
    — Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 6 July 2026
Definition of refuse
Verb
  • Critics see it as another attempt to breathe life into claims that courts, investigators and election officials have repeatedly rejected — and another corrosive attempt to undermine faith in the state’s vote.
    — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 6 July 2026
  • Questioning, if not rejecting, established Christian doctrine, Ahab also comes to regard Moby Dick as the outward and visible sign, the physical embodiment of the indifference or, worse, utter malignity inherent in the universe.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
Definition of reject
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  • The complaint includes excerpts from a 2008 circuit court ruling and a 2020 Fourth District Court of Appeal decision that both found the association has no right to approve or disapprove sales/transfers.
    — Nicole R. Kurtz, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
  • Even so, Zaslav’s package failed to win shareholder support; 84% of those who voted in June disapproved, following a similar rejection a year before.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
Definition of disapprove
Verb
  • His opponent claimed that created a conflict of interest, which Weiser denied.
    — Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • The two housekeepers denied having such a conversation with Brown, noting language differences would have made such a discussion unlikely.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 1 July 2026
Definition of deny
Verb
  • Experts say Leo could revoke some of the concessions that Francis granted the SSPX as part of the Holy See's response to the new consecrations.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
  • While some of the funds were awarded, they were never fully executed before Congress revoked unspent money last summer in the Republican tax bill.
    — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of revoke
Verb
  • In April, the Transportation Department withheld more than $73 million in federal funding from New York, saying the state failed to revoke commercial driver's licenses issued to drivers who were no longer eligible.
    — Elaine Mallon , James Cirrone , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
  • Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche in the new filing defended his agency’s decision to withhold millions of investigative files, saying that releasing more materials would harm Epstein’s victims and the government.
    — Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of withhold
Verb
  • Each of these societies deplored and ridiculed the other.
    — James Traub, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
  • Just as hedgehogs deplore foxes for a lack of theoretical ambition, foxes spend their time screaming at hedgehogs for missing this or that eloquent detail.
    — Clare Bucknell, The New York Review of Books, 27 June 2026
Definition of deplore
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