PANNED Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

panned

verb

past tense of pan

as in criticized

to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of virtually all the movie critics have panned this latest sequel in a tired series

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Recent Examples of panned But it was panned by some reviewers as a pivot away from activism instead. — Elizabeth Chuck, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026 Jonathan Underland, a spokesperson for Becerra, panned the plan. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026 On Monday, those five writers — also DSA-LA members — panned the idea of an endorsement, saying Raman hasn’t earned it. — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026 While the Underworld movies were critically panned, the films have a passionate fanbase and the first two were box office hits. — Sabienna Bowman, PEOPLE, 29 Aug. 2026 But that bipartisan effort was immediately panned by conservative groups, and little else has emerged as a serious solution. — Ashley Lopez, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026 But at the time, the latter was a major flop that was panned by notable critics such as Pauline Kael. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 However, when the show came to Broadway in 1975, it was panned by critics and closed after 45 performances. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026 When the video ended, a camera panned to Devers, who smiled and waved to his former fanbase. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for panned

Verb

Another user also criticized the company in a Microsoft Learn article, and pointed to Harry Potter author JK Rowling and her controversial views on transgender people.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026
Their friendship is apparently still solid, and Swift hasn’t publicly criticized him or Macklemore.

— StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of criticized

Verb

His minor-league numbers weren’t stellar, but some of that can be blamed on the Pacific Coast League.

— Andy McCullough, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The attacks early Tuesday came hours after the rebels blamed Saudi Arabia for an airstrike that hit a prison in Yemen’s northern province of Jawf.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of blamed

Verb

An administrative court in Caen, France, faulted the Deauville city hall on Monday for removing a photograph taken in Gaza from a local festival, reported AFP and Le Monde.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Critics have faulted Meta over many of its safety features that users have to manually turn on, or opt into themselves.

— Barbara Ortutay, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of faulted

Verb

During the news conference, Sheinbaum denounced the idea that the music contest was a form of censorship.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
El Sayed denounced the terrorist attack, perpetrated by a Lebanese immigrant who lost family in an Israeli airstrike, but qualified it at the time, offering support for those affected by Israel’s strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 31 Aug. 2026