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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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
The two-time Masters champion spun, glared at the spectator, grumbled under his breath and seemed to point out the person to security.

— CBS News, CBS News, 18 May 2026

Definition of glared

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Then as skies darkened, fireworks began lighting the skies everywhere.

— Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2026
Its most dramatic attack occurred last week, when hundreds of drones overwhelmed Moscow’s air defenses and hit refineries and storage tanks, sending up black plumes of smoke that darkened the sky.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 June 2026

Definition of darkened

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It is also frowned upon for the guests to help themselves to multiple servings without getting a cue from the host.

— Judith Martin, Mercury News, 3 July 2026
They were expelled from several schools by 1896 at just 16 years old, and followed their hearts to do traditional performances at a time when celebrating their people was frowned upon in society.

— William Earl, Variety, 26 June 2026

Definition of frowned

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Dozens of members of Patriot Front stood in front of him and stared at the polycarbonate gates of the Metro system.

— Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
The next day in Budapest’s Kossuth Square, opposite the Parliament building, tens of thousands of Hungarians, young and old, stared in jubilation and disbelief at the giant screens streaming the inaugural ceremonies taking place inside.

— Gordon F. Sander, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026

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