POUTING Synonyms: 113 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in pouty

given to or displaying a resentful silence and often irritability stayed in a pouting mood until her boyfriend apologized, though he didn't have the vaguest idea what he was apologizing for

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pouting

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verb

present participle of pout

as in protruding

to extend outward beyond a usual point her lips pouted as she glared at him silently

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as in frowning

to silently go about in a bad mood pouted and didn't say a word to anyone all morning

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Recent Examples of pouting

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Some people will probably be pouting in those debriefs. — Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026 My introduction to Peters came late last year, when Instagram’s algorithm served me a video of him wearing a baseball cap, primping and pouting for the camera. — Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2026 He’s never been seen publicly pouting or seeming unhappy. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026 At the bull riding, no one can have fun because Natalie is pouting because her fight attempt failed. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025 This was followed by a shot of them all pouting as Landon and Alabama flashed peace signs and their dad took his turn to flip off the camera. — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025

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Adjective

While Jolie-Pitt's cameo in the teaser was only a few seconds long, her pouty lip and bright blue eyes unmistakably bore a striking resemblance to Jolie's.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 3 Apr. 2026
None of their full faces are shown — only close-ups of pouty lips, sleek updos, fierce manicures, etc.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 Jan. 2026

Definition of pouty

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The apartment's one window, protruding from the zinc roof, faces west, putting it in direct sun from midday to dusk.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 June 2026
All door handles in the ward are metal levers flush with the door, rather than protruding, to prevent patients from using them as ligature points.

— Ashley Andreou, STAT, 22 June 2026

Definition of protruding

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This focuses readers on the all-black uniforms of the veiled pupils, who—in a long frame at the center of the page—sit between the looming, frowning teacher on the right and Marji on the left, who stands up to explain that her uncle was executed by the Islamic regime.

— Hillary Chute, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
Woods, 50, is seen frowning in the photo, taken shortly after the legendary golfer was booked into jail on March 27 after his Land Rover rolled over in Jupiter Island, Florida.

— Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026

Definition of frowning

Adjective

The symptoms are so delayed that people often blame them on food poisoning, irritable-bowel syndrome, gluten intolerance.

— Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Cancer could be affectionate and chatty one moment, and withdrawn and irritable the next, with little to no explanation.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026

Definition of irritable

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As a 7-year-old, I’d entertain my father’s friends, at their weekly pickup game at a Bronx barn-house gymnasium, by imitating his game face—bottom lip jutting, eyes scowling.

— Sean Gregory, Time, 14 June 2026
Modern tiki tends to take a lighter touch, using more abstract graphics, less imagery of women and scowling gods.

— Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026

Definition of scowling

Adjective

Skillfully carrying the tale as Kimberly is Ann Morrison, marvelously placing the qualities of a bubbly when not sulky teen in the voice and body of an older woman.

— Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 25 Feb. 2026
Keep an eye out for chartreuses, browns, and bright sky blues, along with sulky mauves and beiges in a plaster finish.

— Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 2026

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As the influence of the Daoism of Celestial Masters spread, Zhang Daoling would also come to be seen as a powerful deity in his own right, often depicted with bulging eyes and wearing a red robe, accompanied by a tiger.

— Michael Naparstek, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
Dodgers two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani waddled through the clubhouse after the Dodgers’ 4-3 comeback victory against the Padres on Friday night, the bulging ice wraps around his left knee and right arm creating a penguin-like effect to his gait.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026

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