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 Even though the movie was panned by critics, audiences embraced Michael, giving it a 97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. — David Deal, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 The camera panned to one crying fan on the final whistle who blessed himself and fell to his knees to kiss the ground. — Reuters, NBC news, 27 July 2026 The camera then panned to a cool and collected Moore, who could be seen serenely watching the frenzy from a chair in the corner. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 25 July 2026 Lost Highway was originally panned by critics, but in recent years has become a cult classic. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026 But the resolution would also have to be agreed on by the Senate, and Republican senators have largely panned the House effort, waiting to see if Johnson can heave it to passage. — Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2026 Moments later, the camera panned to Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson, who couldn’t contain his amusement. — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026 Zegler's performance was widely panned, her off-putting statements and attitude affected attendance, and the film lost Disney an astonishing $170 million. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2026 In terms of more surprises, Ryan Murphy’s critically panned All’s Fair landed two nominations. — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for panned

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Musk moved both of those companies to Texas in recent years and has loudly criticized both California and Delaware (where a Tesla shareholder sued him over his record-setting compensation).

— Maria Aspan, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026
In 2014, Cuban criticized the NFL for expanding its schedule to have games on more days of the week.

— Jon Machota, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of criticized

Verb

These CMOs typically last two to three years before growth plateaus despite rising spend, and they either get blamed for a weak pipeline or move to a role with cleaner metrics and smaller scope.

— Vlada Grebenykova, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Many blamed the incident on his government’s progressive policies and publicly rallied for new border checks at sea, air and land ports of entry.

— Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of blamed

Verb

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
Newsom has often faulted local regulations and attendant political pushback against new housing for California’s housing and homelessness crises.

— Lia Russell July 13, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026

Definition of faulted

Verb

Dan Na Ambassagou, a militia group that fights against Fulanis, accusing them of harboring Islamist groups, was once embraced by the government but has now been denounced.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Democrats have overwhelmingly denounced the President’s efforts to affix his name and likeness onto government buildings, programs, and items.

— Chantelle Lee, Time, 31 July 2026

Definition of denounced

Verb

Other singers who have previously condemned the administration for using their music include Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Rodrigo and SZA.

— Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Now condemned and boarded up, cordoned off by sagging tape, dirty roll-up door set to adorn the front pages of tomorrow’s papers.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of condemned

Verb

As Occhicone knocked on windows and doors, he was confronted by Gerrity's 66-year-old father, Raymon Artzner.

— Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 29 July 2026
In one photo, Bloom appeared to have just popped his head out of the water as Laemmel approached, and in another, the model wrapped her arms around the actor before — as seen in another snap — a wave knocked Bloom over into the water.

— Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026