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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
  • Hilton has tried to court voters, especially Latinos and independents, who dislike Trump but are also dissatisfied with California’s Democratic leadership and its failure to alleviate some of California’s most incessant problems.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Sympathetic realism is at its wisest when novelists give readers the chance Lee offered in her first book— to love and dislike characters simultaneously.
    — Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of dislike
Verb
  • General Daily Insight for September 20, 2026 Today may refuse to follow the script.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Others, such as Hungary, Serbia and Slovakia, have refused to provide Kyiv with direct military assistance.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of refuse
Verb
  • Requests for heavy construction equipment, in particular, are often rejected; Israeli officials say Hamas fighters could use it to dig tunnels.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The court rejected Kalshi’s broad interpretation of the Commodity Exchange Act and upheld an order allowing Nevada to enforce its gambling regulations against Kalshi’s sports event contracts.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of reject
Verb
  • Martinez and Ishibashi play McConaughey and Harrelson’s real-life spouses like easily exasperated sitcom spouses, half disapproving wet blankets and half the only sane people in their respective families.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Democratic lawmakers are pushing a bill to disapprove of a nuclear cooperation agreement struck between the United States and Saudi Arabia in a bid to strike down the proposal during a three-month period of congressional review.
    — Chris Boccia, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of disapprove
Verb
  • Just showing it Investigators say Gonzalez Reyes initially denied the allegations after his arrest.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Separately, Boulos declined to confirm or deny that Washington withheld a UN General Assembly visa for Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.
    — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of deny
Verb
  • The White House barred entry to staffers from the three outlets on Saturday and revoked their press passes.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The White House has yet to provide a legal justification for revoking the credentials of the news outlets’ correspondents.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of revoke
Verb
  • That, even if someone else read the words, perhaps some part of it could be withheld, could be sheltered.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Oceanside is withholding the exact location where the fossils were found due to public safety concerns and to preserve the site’s integrity.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 24 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 26 Sep. 2026.

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