Synonyms of frowning

frowning 1 of 2

adjective

as in scowling

Related Words

• scowling
• glaring
• glowering
• lowering
• sullen
• gray
• glum
• gloomy
• depressing
• melancholy
• darkening
• dismal
• black
• dark
• listless
• stoic
• blank
• unemotional
• flat

Dissimilar Words

• bright
• radiant
• glowing
• shining
• sunny
• gleaming
• brilliant
• beaming
• dazzling
• luminous
• starry
• aglow
• cheerful
• optimistic
• merry
• cheery
• mirthful
• gay
• blithe
• upbeat
• effulgent
• refulgent
• chipper
• blithesome
• lightsome
• gladsome

frowning

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verb

present participle of frown

as in glaring

to look with anger or disapproval

the boss just stood there and frowned at his assistant who, once again, was in trouble

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scowling
• glaring
• staring
• glowering
• gazing
• lowering
• glooming
• grimacing
• gaping
• ogling
• sulking
• looking daggers
• pouting
• sneering
• snarling
• growling
• sniggering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• smiling
• grinning
• beaming

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of frowning

Adjective

Balogun then looked over at a frowning Ream, who had just finished urging his teammates to be sure to stop and smell the flowers along this World Cup journey. — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026

Verb

This focuses readers on the all-black uniforms of the veiled pupils, who—in a long frame at the center of the page—sit between the looming, frowning teacher on the right and Marji on the left, who stands up to explain that her uncle was executed by the Islamic regime. — Hillary Chute, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026

Woods, 50, is seen frowning in the photo, taken shortly after the legendary golfer was booked into jail on March 27 after his Land Rover rolled over in Jupiter Island, Florida. — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026

Hubbard posted an image of herself with a disgusted look on her face from earlier in Season 10, while Dillard shared a photo of himself frowning, also from a scene in the show. — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026

Subscribers and consumer advocates may be frowning on Netflix’s latest price hikes, but Wall Street is celebrating the move. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026

Many of the drawings show faces, and most of the faces are frowning. — Mckenzie Funk, ProPublica, 26 Feb. 2026

The men stood frowning at each other and then back at Adi until the one without the gun broke into croaks of laughter. — Jonathan Miles, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026

Smiling can actually lift your mood, while frowning can lower it. — Valerie Monroe, Allure, 15 Jan. 2026

One mask depicts a frowning hobo with a 5 o'clock shadow that represents the aforementioned vagrant. — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Dec. 2025