MOUE Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

moue

noun

ˈmü

Definition of moue

as in frown

a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval a moue of distaste at the display of bad manners

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Recent Examples of moue In her trademark cat-eye glasses, with her bitter-lemon moue, Hoffman, as Moth, is comedy just standing there; Harada, as Mustardseed, a warmth machine. — New York Times, 24 Oct. 2021 Not just any moue, either, but a supermoue—a whole cultural attitude distilled into a single boffff. — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2020

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Noun

The late-night host teasingly drew his face into a frown in order to copy Washington’s facial expression.

— Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
Lee indulges that emotional ambiguity, the way the pedal steel can blur the distinction between a frown and a smile.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026

Definition of frown

Noun

Every once in a while, the goddess Athena (Zendaya) will appear at Odysseus’ side to judge his actions, mostly by offering a scowl of disapproval, the sort of face a wife makes when her husband loads the dishwasher wrong.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 15 July 2026
His scowl in training sessions was permanent.

— Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 1 June 2026

Definition of scowl

Noun

The man in the white shirt appears limp as fellow bar patrons walk in to check on him, and the bartender covers her mouth in apparent shock.

— Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 24 Aug. 2026
There is no cure for it, which means the common symptoms of painful blisters on the hands, feet and mouth, a fever and sore throat are things Scheffler had to play through without relief.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of mouth

Noun

In one photo, the family of four posed together on the beach with Sybil sporting a playful pout while the rest of the bunch grinned.

— Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
For Bieber’s ethereal Met Gala makeup, Phillips layered Lip Ciggy over liner to create a perfect nude pout.

— Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of pout

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