GLOWERED Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

glowered

verb

past tense of glower

as in glared

to look with anger or disapproval baseball fans glowering at their TVs as they watched their favorite team lose

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as in darkened

to take on a gloomy or forbidding look the old man just sat in his rocking chair, his face glowering at the prospect of unwanted company

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Recent Examples of glowered Levin, typically springy, glowered as Wolf told them about how the shutdown had devastated her life. — Paula Mejía, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2026 Someone’s ancestors, perhaps his wife’s, glowered down at us from heavy golden frames. — Daisy Rockwell, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2025 Frazier, whose ring demeanor generally toggled between glowering and frowning, glowered. — Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025

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Still, as the rockets glared and smoke from pre-match pyrotechnics faded, those seats filled quickly.

— Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 18 July 2026
Although Brown was absent from Howe’s lyrics, his specter glared from between the lines, apocalyptic and militant.

— Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026

Definition of glared

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The chicken enchiladas with salsa verde cremosa were good, but the Black Angus tacos, served on corn tortillas darkened with squid ink, are the highlight here.

— Connie Ogle July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
The McCourt, as the resulting 17,000-square-foot enclosure is called, can be daylit or darkened by drapes, tricked out with lights, sound, and risers, and adapted to emulate a high-concept amusement park, a concert hall, or an arena.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 29 July 2026

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Burke stared quietly at the screen, his elbow resting on the defense table and his chin propped on a closed hand that partly covered his mouth.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026
Burke appeared to show no visible emotion and stared intently at each photograph, continuing to look at them as they were displayed in the courtorom, PEOPLE previously reported.

— Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

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