Synonyms of panning

panning

verb

present participle of pan

as in criticizing

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• criticizing
• blaming
• faulting
• condemning
• denouncing
• knocking
• attacking
• tweaking
• slamming
• slagging
• censuring
• kicking
• scolding
• blasting
• finding fault (with)
• slashing
• complaining
• lashing
• dispraising
• reprehending
• dissing
• whining
• coming down hard (on)
• muttering
• moaning
• murmuring
• taking to task
• griping
• grumbling
• admonishing
• clobbering
• skewering
• assailing
• beefing
• grousing
• bellyaching
• bitching
• growling
• carping
• chiding
• sniping (at)
• crabbing
• berating
• reprimanding
• caviling
• hammering
• quibbling
• decrying
• deriding
• pillorying
• upbraiding
• nicking (at)
• excoriating
• rebuking
• crucifying
• flaying
• castigating
• reproving
• disparaging
• niggling
• lambasting
• kvetching
• belittling
• fussing
• croaking
• drubbing
• keelhauling
• reproaching
• gibbeting
• bad-mouthing
• discommending
• putting down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praising
• extolling
• approving
• recommending
• endorsing
• lauding
• sanctioning
• commending

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of panning

Kids and adults alike can also try their luck at panning for gold, using techniques once employed by the region’s prospectors. — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2026

Later Strong and Holden laughed about the flub while panning over a shot of Mick Jagger. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 19 July 2026

South Yuba State Park South Yuba River State Park is located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada and includes stunning scenery, swimming, bird watching, panning for gold and hiking. — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado july 14, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026

Motor sport and trade publications are panning the rule. — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026

Stagg, meanwhile, had written a letter panning that office’s work and claiming that the unit led by Norwegian Sverre Petterssen made the correct call. — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 29 May 2026

Audiences haven’t been deterred by the critics largely panning the film for being shallow and offensively commercial. — Jemele Hill, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026

An artificial intelligence video unveiled in March includes panning shots of the tower’s exterior and interior, with a presidential jet parked in the lobby alongside a gold escalator like the one Trump rode while launching his presidential campaign in 2015. — ABC News, 14 May 2026

There were gold-panning lessons at ten, eleven, one, two, and three. — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 4 May 2026