frowned (at or on)

verb

past tense of frown (at or on)
as in disliked

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frowned (at or on)
  1. disliked
  2. deplored
  3. revoked
  4. denied
  5. withheld
  6. rejected
  7. refused
  8. disallowed
Verb
  • 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 disliked
Verb
  • Each of these societies deplored and ridiculed the other.
    — James Traub, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
  • The liberal Jewish organization J Street deplored Iran’s behavior, but emphasized there was no imminent threat to justify a preventive assault.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
Definition of deplored
Verb
  • Access should be scoped to least privilege, monitored like any other identity and revoked the moment it’s no longer needed.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The report identified the funeral director as Clark Morgan, who previously held a funeral director and embalmer intern license before it was revoked by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation in 2024, records show.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of revoked
Verb
  • Jones has repeatedly denied the allegations since he was arrested in 2024.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The former FedEx driver who was sentenced to death in May for the capital murder of 7-year-old Wise County girl Athena Strand has had his request for a new trial denied.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of denied
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  • The Nevada County Sheriff’s Office, which operates the coroner service, said Friday the sections of the reports concerning victims’ body conditions were withheld to protect their families’ right to privacy.
    — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Pederson asked that his son's name be withheld to discuss details of his medical condition.
    — Bobby Allyn, NPR, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of withheld
Verb
  • Crump has also rejected notions from law enforcement officials that Wells may have drowned, citing the teenager’s ability to swim well and his athletic past.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Florida Crystals consistently rejected those criticisms, saying the company complied with environmental regulations, invested heavily in conservation and upheld labor standards.
    — Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of rejected
Verb
  • In February, Trump appointee Vinay Prasad—a Kennedy ally—refused to even review the vaccine, despite objections from FDA staff and career officials, shocking Moderna and the larger biomedical community.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Thursday's vote was along party lines, and came after Fauci refused to answer lawmakers' questions in a hearing last week about the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, citing his Fifth Amendment right to avoid self-incrimination.
    — Eric McDaniel, NPR, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of refused
Verb
  • There was no immediate comment from the government, but Nepal has long maintained good relations with China and has disallowed any pro-Tibetan activities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • But the scattergun decisions emerging from the VAR centre in Dallas led to goals being disallowed for minor ‘offences’ that would never lead to the award of a penalty had the players’ roles been reversed.
    — Graham Scott, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of disallowed
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