Synonyms of pouts

pouts 1 of 2

noun

plural of pout

as in dumps

a state of resentful silence or irritability

she stayed in the pouts all day

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

pouts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of pout

1

as in protrudes

to extend outward beyond a usual point

her lips pouted as she glared at him silently

Synonyms & Similar Words

• protrudes
• pokes
• bulges
• juts
• swells
• stands out
• billows
• pouches
• beetles
• bellies
• sticks out
• overhangs
• starts
• projects
• bags
• bunches
• balloons
• pooches
• extends
• stretches
• lengthens
• inflates
• dilates
• distends
• domes
• elongates
• snowballs
• mushrooms
• expands
• blows up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shrinks
• contracts
• condenses
• compresses
• constricts

2

as in scowls

to silently go about in a bad mood

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scowls
• frowns
• sulks
• mopes
• broods
• ponders
• grumps
• glowers
• dwells (on)
• muses (over)
• mulls (over)
• lowers
• takes on
• carries on
• pets

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pouts

Noun

Most of the time, Mark just flails, complains, and pouts like a giant baby, and Affleck’s twitchy, rapid-fire delivery can’t give the character any life or depth. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Oct. 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

So how, exactly, did these polka-dot pouts make their way onto the mood board? — Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 25 June 2026

Soto’s Marie pouts and squeals with abandon. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026

Collectively, we’re all obsessed with the perfect pouts created by celebrity makeup artist Nina Park, whose A-list clientele includes Zoë Kravitz, Emma Stone, Hailey Bieber, and more. — Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 12 May 2026

Cheers to hydrated pouts ahead! — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2026

The squalane superstar makes pouts smoother, shinier, and plumper over time, which are all desirable adjectives in context of being as camera-ready as ever. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 13 Jan. 2026

While Shrek pouts about missing his solo ogre days, the dastardly Rumpelstiltskin takes advantage, offering him a contract to relive that romanticized time in his life — for a day. — Skyler Trepel September 1, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025