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
Verb
  • These small transgressions added up to a sense of ourselves as special, exempt from the rules—but also disliked, distrusted, untrustworthy, apart.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
  • However, the restrictive PVs were greatly disliked by the population.
    — Chinatsu Tsuji, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of dislike
Verb
  • State police alleged that Betacourt was uncooperative and refused to comply with commands.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The first time Christian had refused services, at midnight, Lojo had taken the answer at face value and moved on.
    — Anand Giridharadas, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of refuse
Verb
  • The county urged the Supreme Court to reject the administration's appeal, while the state of Texas submitted its own brief defending the database.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Notably, one person, without explanation, rejected the invitation to testify, though their statement to law enforcement was also considered.
    — Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of reject
Verb
  • Nearly two years since the 2024 presidential election, those claims appear to be losing some potency, with recent polls showing voters increasingly disapprove of Trump on the economy and in general.
    — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • But of the 72% who disapprove of the president, 73% oppose the measure.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of disapprove
Verb
  • Iran has long supplied the Houthis with weapons and other assistance, though Tehran denies directing their military operations.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Apple has now agreed to put $250 million into a settlement fund while continuing to deny the allegations.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of deny
Verb
  • In 2021, Cruz sought to revoke Major League Baseball’s century-old antitrust immunity after the MLB decided to move its All-Star Game from Atlanta in response to a new Georgia voting law civil rights groups had criticized as restrictive.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • And in 2018 the administration revoked the credentials of CNN’s Jim Acosta, who successfully challenged his exclusion in court, a sequence that was repeated this week.
    — Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of revoke
Verb
  • Baldwin’s trial for involuntary manslaughter was cut short in July 2024, when the judge dismissed the charge after learning that Morrissey had withheld evidence from the defense.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Seventy-eight Democrats in the Assembly and Senate backed the bill, while a handful of members of the supermajority party withheld their votes and Republicans voted en masse against it.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of withhold
Verb
  • Stranded in a no-man’s land where everybody deplores toxic masculinity but the guys still need to be given something to do, the film doesn’t manage to contrive any actual fun.
    — Caspar Salmon, Variety, 10 Sep. 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 deplore
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“Frown (at or on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frown%20%28at%20or%20on%29. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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