Synonyms of glowering

glowering 1 of 2

adjective

as in frowning

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

glowering

2 of 2

verb

present participle of glower

1

as in glaring

to look with anger or disapproval

baseball fans glowering at their TVs as they watched their favorite team lose

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• smiling
• grinning
• beaming

2

as in darkening

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• darkening
• frowning
• staring
• scowling
• glaring
• lowering
• brooding
• raging
• glooming
• pouting
• sulking
• steaming
• threatening
• bristling
• fuming
• intimidating
• moping
• menacing
• petting
• angering
• storming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brightening
• lightening
• cheering (up)
• perking (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of glowering

Verb

Walking around in the mud and glowering at the neighbors is not my idea of a good time. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2026

Corey Stoll plays a glowering boss baddie, the kind of villain even Iron Man 2 couldn’t take seriously. — Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026

That geographic blandness only emphasizes the film’s other shortcomings, such as Schoenaerts’s anonymous work as the villain (a lot of glowering and creepy glares) and the rather rote big-sister/little-sister arc given to Supergirl and Ruthye. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026

Dennis is meanwhile back at home, probably glowering, knowing again how this story ends. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 May 2026

Balagov is indisputably a filmmaker with his own distinctive vision, ideally matched with Evgueni and Sacha Galperine’s glowering score and with Fray’s nimble shooting style, which often takes its cue to get in close from the knotted bodies on the wrestling mats. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026

Muhammad Ali glowering over a fallen Sonny Liston in 1965? — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026

It’s been broadly debated whether the novel actually is a love story between the snobbish Cathy and the glowering Heathcliff. — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026

His ever-glowering face on the sideline has sparked countless memes and has come to personify the sharp-eyed, no-nonsense manner in which these Hoosiers have rocketed through the sport in just two seasons. — Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026