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 The video then panned through several photos of Shelton through the years — and a throwback selfie of the couple together. — Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026 The interviews were widely panned for being awkward and glitchy, and contributing to the draft lasting nearly 4½ hours. — John Wawrow, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026 DeSantis panned that idea, noting that the federal government isn’t acting. — Marc Levy, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026 Facebook-parent Meta's IPO, for example, was panned as a debacle, and the stock took more than a year to recover its debut price. — Sarah Min, CNBC, 12 June 2026 The cameras panned to England fans in the stands celebrating wildly but also wearing looks of disbelief, a feeling which only increased when Sheringham made it 4-0 shortly afterwards. — The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 18 June 2026 The filmmaker's original three-and-a-half-hour cut was heavily criticized, prompting United Artists to commission a much shorter cut that was released theatrically and similarly panned. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026 In a card that has been panned by fans online as underwhelming, Alex Pereira of Brazil will meet Ciryl Gane of France for the interim UFC heavyweight title. — Dan Gelston, Fortune, 13 June 2026 The evening faceoff − titled UFC Freedom 250 − has been much anticipated by conservatives and panned by Democratic critics. — Mike Snider, USA Today, 15 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for panned

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Trump has criticized other NATO members for not helping the US in its war on Iran, personally attacking the leaders of several countries over the issue.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
The attorneys criticized the speed at which the judge conducted the trial, including a court date on a Saturday when several defense witnesses were unavailable.

— Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 7 July 2026

Definition of criticized

Verb

The lawsuit also faulted organizers for not ensuring attendees did not have weapons, tear gas or bear spray, for allowing attendees to enter the festival from multiple unmonitored points and for not imposing security measures after problems at previous events.

— Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2026
The senators’ letter also faulted the way Tesla counts crashes in its safety reports.

— Samantha Elkins, NBC news, 25 June 2026

Definition of faulted

Verb

Several temple administrators have denounced robotic elephants for rituals and festivals.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Activists and faith leaders denounced the conditions at the office during a press conference the previous day, calling on officials to visit the facility and said there had been bad conditions at the facility for weeks.

— Vera Lucia Pappaterra, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026

Definition of denounced

Verb

Commentators from around the world condemned the decision and said any US success from then on would be tainted.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron’s office said the Paraguayan president had written to him to express support and condemned the remarks.

— Reuters, NBC news, 7 July 2026

Definition of condemned

Verb

Tatis led off and knocked Boyd's fifth pitch over the left-field bleachers onto Waveland Avenue, before Chicago answered in the bottom of the inning when Seiya Suzuki scored on Carson Kelly's RBI single.

— CBS News, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Kale said her 11-year-old and 16-year-old sons knocked the bat off her and killed it.

— Kelli Arseneau, USA Today, 1 July 2026