Synonyms of pouting

pouting 1 of 2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pouty
• irritable
• sulky
• sullen
• brooding
• surly
• glum
• mopey
• cross
• petulant
• sensitive
• morose
• dour
• peevish
• snappish
• testy
• grumpy
• pettish
• gloomy
• irascible
• grouchy
• moping
• waspish
• crotchety
• raspy
• disagreeable
• crabby
• choleric
• snarky
• ornery
• cranky
• bilious
• snippy
• dyspeptic
• cantankerous
• snippety
• prickly
• perverse
• short-tempered
• tetchy
• huffy
• ratty
• temperamental
• quick-tempered
• bearish
• touchy
• ill-tempered
• snappy
• ill-humored
• thin-skinned
• ill-natured

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cheerful
• sociable
• perky
• good-natured
• sunny
• cheery
• carefree
• relaxed
• good-humored
• easygoing
• good-tempered
• gladsome
• happy-go-lucky

pouting

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verb

present participle of pout

1

as in protruding

to extend outward beyond a usual point

her lips pouted as she glared at him silently

Synonyms & Similar Words

• protruding
• poking
• bulging
• swelling
• projecting
• jutting
• overhanging
• standing out
• bellying
• billowing
• sticking out
• bunching
• pooching
• pouching
• starting
• ballooning
• bagging
• beetling
• extending
• stretching
• lengthening
• distending
• inflating
• doming
• dilating
• snowballing
• expanding
• elongating
• mushrooming
• blowing up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shrinking
• contracting
• compressing
• condensing
• constricting

2

as in frowning

to silently go about in a bad mood

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frowning
• scowling
• sulking
• moping
• brooding
• grumping
• pondering
• glowering
• dwelling (on)
• mulling (over)
• musing (over)
• petting
• carrying on
• taking on
• lowering

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pouting

Verb

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