Synonyms of pout

pout 1 of 2

noun

1

as in scowl

a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval

that storekeeper's face seems to be in a permanent pout

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scowl
• frown
• grimace
• mouth
• smirk
• moue
• face
• stare
• look
• mow
• sneer
• snarl
• growl
• lower
• wince
• mug
• glare
• snoot
• flinch
• glower
• rictus
• squinch
• scoff
• simper

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• smile
• laugh
• grin

2

as in sulk

pouts plural a state of resentful silence or irritability

she stayed in the pouts all day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sulk
• dumps
• pet
• blues
• sulkiness
• snit
• sullenness
• grouch
• hump
• petulance
• crossness
• mopes
• surliness
• irritability
• peevishness
• grumpiness
• crankiness
• fretfulness
• testiness
• perversity
• grouchiness
• biliousness
• irascibility
• perverseness
• disagreeableness
• orneriness
• irritableness
• dyspepsia
• querulousness
• fantods
• pettishness
• choler
• cantankerousness
• sensitivity
• waspishness
• crotchetiness
• fussiness
• irascibleness
• huffiness
• oversensitiveness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cheerfulness
• gaiety
• perkiness
• lightheartedness
• friendliness
• cordiality
• geniality
• sociability
• graciousness
• affability
• agreeableness
• pleasantness
• sociality
• amenity
• high-spiritedness
• amicability
• gladsomeness
• amiability
• amiableness
• good-naturedness
• good-humoredness
• good-temperedness

pout

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verb

ˈpau̇t 

1

as in to protrude

to extend outward beyond a usual point

her lips pouted as she glared at him silently

Synonyms & Similar Words

• protrude
• poke
• bulge
• stand out
• swell
• jut
• pouch
• overhang
• project
• bunch
• stick out
• beetle
• belly
• balloon
• pooch
• start
• dome
• bag
• billow
• extend
• stretch
• lengthen
• dilate
• snowball
• distend
• blow up
• elongate
• inflate
• mushroom
• expand

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contract
• shrink
• compress
• condense
• constrict

2

as in to scowl

to silently go about in a bad mood

pouted and didn't say a word to anyone all morning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scowl
• frown
• sulk
• mope
• brood
• grump
• dwell (on)
• ponder
• glower
• mull (over)
• muse (over)
• pet
• carry on
• lower
• take on

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pout

Noun

In one photo, the family of four posed together on the beach with Sybil sporting a playful pout while the rest of the bunch grinned. — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026

Interspersed with Mellencamp’s idiosyncratic views of himself were old press shots of the singer, many without a shirt or showcasing pouts and flexed biceps, that fit the song’s wry message. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 30 July 2026

Verb

The Golden Knights’ bench didn’t pout or point fingers. — Jesse Granger, New York Times, 25 May 2026

Sophomore pitcher Kaylynn Lowman gave up two home runs to Murrieta Mesa in the first inning but didn’t pout. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026