frown (at or on)

verb

Definition of frown (at or on)next
as in to dislike

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frown (at or on)
  1. dislike
  2. refuse
  3. reject
  4. disapprove
  5. deny
  6. revoke
  7. withhold
  8. deplore
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  • Beyond questions of due process, Kelly also challenged the administration's assertion that its actions were based on professional journalistic standards rather than coverage the president dislikes.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • An employee who dislikes their manager may lament having to see them in person.
    — Christos Makridis, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of dislike
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  • The court may, in fact, be on the verge of requiring taxpayers to fund religious schools that refuse to admit LGBTQ students and parents.
    — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The snack company refused and asked the band to stop throwing Cheez-Its from the stage.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of refuse
Verb
  • But Moscow has rejected a ceasefire, saying a comprehensive peace deal must be agreed rather than a temporary truce.
    — HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The groups behind the #BlockTheMerger coalition, which had amassed more than 5,700 signatories from actors, filmmakers and industry workers opposed to the deal, filed a brief with the court urging Martínez-Olguín to reject the settlement.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of reject
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  • Multiple surveys now show almost two-thirds of Americans disapprove of how Trump is doing his job.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 8 Oct. 2026
  • In California, a poll by the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies, co-sponsored by The Times, found that 70% of California voters disapprove of Trump’s decision to go to war in Iran, including 1 in 5 Republicans.
    — Ana Ceballos, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of disapprove
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  • Russian forces are also trying to choke shipping in Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea, denying Kyiv vital grain export revenue.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Now that the eleventh-hour challenge was denied, Paramount CEO David Ellison can move forward with closing the merger as planned.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of deny
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  • The bankruptcy filing comes months after the Sacramento County Board of Education overturned Twin Rivers Unified’s decision to revoke the charters, and the district appealed that ruling to the California State Board of Education.
    — Chaewon Chung Updated October 5, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • On top of that, the government can revoke permanent residency for not meeting pension contribution obligations, failing to pay health insurance and taxes, and violating immigration law or the penal code.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of revoke
Verb
  • The decreases come as the CTA boosted law enforcement on the system at the federal government’s behest, a move that threatened to withhold funding from the transit agency after last year’s Blue Line attack.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • In March 2021, Brown voted against a procedural motion to advance an amendment that would have withheld certain education funding from states, school districts and colleges permitting male athletes to participate in girls’ and women’s sports.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of withhold
Verb
  • Stranded in a no-man’s land where everybody deplores toxic masculinity but the guys still need to be given something to do, the film doesn’t manage to contrive any actual fun.
    — Caspar Salmon, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Liberal politician Grigory Yavlinsky, who co-founded Yabloko in the 1990s and chairs its political committee, deplored the court’s ruling in an online statement.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of deplore
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“Frown (at or on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frown%20%28at%20or%20on%29. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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