FROWNED (AT OR ON) Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

frowned (at or on)

verb

past tense of frown (at or on)

as in disliked

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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

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Daunt deplored the dingy norm of London’s independent bookstores and spent months keying up his lighting.

— Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Liberal politician Grigory Yavlinsky, who co-founded Yabloko in the 1990s and chairs its political committee, deplored the court’s ruling in an online statement.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of deplored

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Many restaurants get high As In North Carolina, permits are immediately revoked if a restaurant scores below 70%.

— David Raynor, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2026
In 2006, the IRS revoked or moved to revoke the tax-exempt status of 41 credit counseling agencies, including some of the largest, after finding that many were operating more like businesses than charities.

— Lucy Jones, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026

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Opposition activists have accused Venezuela's government of blocking Machado's return, a claim denied by Venezuelan authorities.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Opposition activists have accused Venezuela’s government of blocking Machado’s return, a claim denied by Venezuelan authorities.

— Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

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Coding system reveals missing pages A CBS News analysis of a numerical coding system used by the DOJ to organize the Epstein files offers clues about some of the documents the department has withheld.

— Daniel Ruetenik, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
For a black artist like myself, forming and writing songs for a boy band is a form of code ditching, a way of seizing aesthetics and timbres that have been unduly withheld from my predecessors.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of withheld

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The Offer At My Front Door During my time on the council, a developer appealed to us after the planning board rejected his plan for condos overlooking the largest lake in town.

— Jim Carlough, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
The bill is due before lawmakers on Tuesday, after the finance committee rejected it.

— Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of rejected

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Bolsonaro has refused to concede defeat and has made unsubstantiated accusations of election fraud.

— MATTHEW LEE, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
Western institutions in recent years refused to invest in gas infrastructure, arguing countries would be locked into fossil fuel dependence.

— Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of refused

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According to its June 30, 2026 petition, the IRS disallowed several million dollars in business deductions.

— Carolyn Schenck, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Roope Hintz scored in the fourth round of the shootout and the Dallas Stars beat Colorado 3-2 on Wednesday night in a game where the Avalanche had two early goals disallowed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

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