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

Visitors of all ages can try panning for gold, watch demos at a working blacksmith shop, and even bring some food to picnic on the grounds. — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 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

The footage opens with Jason Sudeikis' title character getting out of bed, before panning to glimpses of other main players in the crew — including Hannah Waddingham's Rebecca Welton, Juno Temple's Keeley Jones and Brett Goldstein's Roy Kent. — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026

Sitting in the audience, Styles' mere presence repeatedly distracted the actor as the camera kept panning away from him for the beloved pop-rock star. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Mar. 2026