FROWN (AT OR ON) Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

frown (at or on)

verb

Definition of frown (at or on)

as in to dislike

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That's the real story, not that a left-wing discredited expert disliked a Republican president who contradicted him.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
The team's true character, now perceived as aggrieved and disliked internationally, is fully exposed.

— Shann Biglione, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of dislike

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Overeem also recalls being released after refusing a 50% pay cut, highlighting a lack of personal relationship with White.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Cornyn and Tillis had refused to back Blanche’s bid for the permanent post without official confirmation killing the fund meant to compensate people who believe they were unfairly prosecuted by the Justice Department.

— Mary Clare Jalonick, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of refuse

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The family’s case was rejected — despite being first and second generation, and despite Pedro Monasterios and his children having been recognized as citizens just a few years earlier.

— Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Recently, the Pulaski County Quorum Court rejected a measure that would have established a 12-month moratorium on new data centers within unincorporated areas of the county.

— Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of reject

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At the same time, the survey showed nearly six in 10 voters disapproved of the job the city council is currently doing overall.

— DJ Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
The data reflects a shifting sentiment that has been evident in other surveys; Americans also widely disapprove of data centers, critical to powering AI.

— Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of disapprove

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Iran's government denied involvement in the 2022 stabbing, but its Foreign Ministry's then-spokesperson suggested Rushdie invited trouble by insulting Islam.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
The judge denied a request to unshackle him completely, saying that the handcuffs would be removed while Burke was at the table but that his legs would remain shackled under it.

— Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 22 July 2026

Definition of deny

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As of this week, the committee’s previous recommendation to revoke Eastside’s request for proposal to build the redevelopment had not garnered final approval by, or appeared on a meeting agenda of, the Unified Government Board of Commissioners.

— Sofi Zeman July 30, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
McDonald, though, said national leaders have warned that barring transgender members would open the DAR up to having its tax-exempt status revoked, which McDonald disputes.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026

Definition of revoke

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Pirro now accuses he Interior Department of misleading prosecutors on key facts, including that the Department withheld evidence that the lining had begun to peel within two days of the project’s completion.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2026
Two Republican senators are withholding their support for Blanche due to the Department of Justice's deal with the president to end his IRS lawsuit.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 31 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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