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 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 By singing several songs with a full band at the end of the movie, Parton helped lift a project that was otherwise panned by critics. — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 25 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 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

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Some parties, including wildfire survivors and some lawmakers that represent fire-scarred districts, had criticized his accountability measures as too loose.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026
But the union representing former Spirit flight attendants has criticized the carrier for selling the data.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of criticized

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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
One thing the film cannot be faulted for is its picture-perfect evocation of the ranch and split-level houses whose low rooflines remain an ideal visual signifier of the time.

— Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of faulted

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Democratic divisions haven’t disappeared El-Sayed, who would be the country’s first Muslim senator, has denounced antisemitism while fiercely criticizing Israel for its military operations in Gaza.

— Joey Cappelletti, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Democratic divisions haven't disappeared El-Sayed, who would be the country's first Muslim senator, has denounced antisemitism while fiercely criticizing Israel for its military operations in Gaza.

— CBS News, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of denounced

Verb

The mainly movie channel ventured into original programming with the tale of a Thracian soldier who is condemned to fight in Rome's gladiatorial arenas, only to become a champion and vow to bring down the Empire.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026
Rights groups condemned the executions and questioned the trials.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026