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 camera panned to team members, in their signature red and white, tumbling through the audience and onto the stage. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026 The camera, which panned back and forth in the MGM Grand, showed a group of people beating and kicking someone on the ground. — CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 It's been critically panned by several outlets in the country, which have described its 3D animation as crude and its dialogue as blunt and obscure. — Owen Carry, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026 At the end of the video, Enciso panned to his face, which was stretched into a huge grin. — Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 15 Aug. 2026 Harkening back to behaviors panned during the Covid-19 pandemic, brands and retailers stopped orders mid-production. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2026 Sharon’s legacy lives on not just in her own films, including Valley of the Dolls — which was critically panned at the time of its release but grew a loyal fan base over time — but also in films about her. — Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026 Market commentators panned the chairman’s performance at his second press conference last week. — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026 His opening of the eligibility floodgates by signing NBA G-League player Charles Bediako was nearly universally panned by basketball fans all over the country. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for panned

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He has also been criticized for his commentary about women in tennis.

— James Hansen, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
The ceremonial head of Cambridge on Sunday defended the university’s decision and criticized media coverage of Arday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of criticized

Verb

The 2015-16 El Niño pattern was blamed for record beach erosion along California’s coast.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
In the climate debate, low- and middle-income countries have often been blamed for rising emissions, while the vastly greater historical contribution of wealthy nations is treated as yesterday’s story.

— Peter Beyer, STAT, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of blamed

Verb

Sabalenka double-faulted on match point, her seventh double fault of the day, to put an exclamation point on an irritating evening.

— Lukas Weese, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
Sherrill faulted the software vendor responsible for the defective system, the MVC for taking roughly a year to resolve the problem, and the previous administration for failing to disclose the error once it had been identified publicly.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 23 July 2026

Definition of faulted

Verb

The highlight of the two going up against each other came when Shough threw a ball up for grabs along the right sideline that Olave came down with, but Downs knocked it out at the last second.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2026
Police surrounded the area, knocked repeatedly and called Brown by name, but no one answered.

— Christopher Harris, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026