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 While panned by critics, the show’s gained something of a cult following among appreciators of camp. — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026 The camera then panned to the Arrowhead Stadium suite where Swift, 36, was watching her husband, 37, and she could be seen hugging Este Haim during the exciting moment. — Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2026 The cameras panned to Baldoni and his family after Maura Higgins and pro Mark Ballas performed the first dance of the night. — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026 Although nine episodes were filmed, only two aired before A&E yanked the controversial and critically panned series, WXIX reported at the time. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026 At the Cannes Film Festival in 2006 the movie was booed by viewers and panned by critics. — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026 Rabbit Fast forward to today, and Rabbit's sold some 100,000 units despite being panned by reviewers. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026 The first reboot, Welcome to Raccoon City (2021), was critically panned and had a disappointing box office, grossing just $42 million globally against its $25 million budget. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026 Lincoln County commissioners are scheduled to vote Monday on a Charlotte developer’s proposed 600-home mega community near Lake Norman that neighbors panned at a public hearing. — Charlotte Observer, 19 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for panned

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Thompson has criticized the self-funding, while Jones has fired back by pointing at the incumbent’s history of accepting corporate donations.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Sand criticized Iowa's education savings account, or voucher, program, which uses public money to help families pay private school tuition.

— Sheila Brummer, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of criticized

Verb

Rodolfo Friedmann, a party vice president, called for Peña's expulsion, while Senate President Basilio Núñez defended the president and blamed the central bank instead.

— EMILIO SANABRIA, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
Lawson said Amendment 3 outperformed a nationwide shift to the left, and blamed the loss on out-of-state donors contributing to the opposition.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of blamed

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The judge also faulted Phillips and Chaib for not getting a new attorney months earlier, when the relationship began to deteriorate.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026
Many of his domestic critics have faulted him for prolonging the war in Gaza to appease his far-right allies, and for permitting ultra-Orthodox Jews to forgo military service to appease that sizable religious voter bloc.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of faulted

Verb

That threat from the hyperbolic president, denounced by legal scholars, has nonetheless gained credence in recent days, as federal prosecutors have issued their grand jury subpoenas to election officials.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Soon after stepping in, Bishop tried to subpoena personal information for thousands of Fulton County poll workers, a move the county and election experts denounced as politically motivated intimidation.

— Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of denounced

Verb

The score came courtesy of center back Casemiro, who tapped the ball to Suarez on the left side of the box before the Uruguayan knocked it into the top right corner.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
Pratt played three seasons at Elon and Northeastern before a foot injury knocked him out early last year.

— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026