Need another word that means the same as “frown”? Find 30 synonyms and 30 related words for “frown” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Frown” are: glower, lour, lower, scowl, glare, look sullen, make a face, look daggers, disapprove of, view with disfavour, view with dislike, indicate disapproval of, show disapproval of, dislike, discourage, look askance at, not take kindly to, not think much of, take a dim view of, find unacceptable, be against, take exception to, object to, think wrong, discountenance, have a low opinion of, black look
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “frown” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| black look | Popular child actress of the 1930’s (born in 1928. |
| glare | A focus of public attention. A glare of sunlight. |
| glower | An angry or sullen look. The angry glower on the face of the policeman. |
| scowl | An angry or bad-tempered expression. She stamped into the room with a scowl on her face. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “frown” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| be against | Be identical to; be someone or something. |
| disapprove of | Deem wrong or inappropriate. |
| discountenance | Disturb the composure of. Any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced. |
| discourage | Deprive of courage or hope take away hope from cause to feel discouraged. We should discourage this practice among our youth. |
| dislike | Have or feel a dislike or distaste for. She disliked any kind of unnecessary rudeness. |
| find unacceptable | Get something or somebody for a specific purpose. |
| glare | Shine intensely. The sun glared down on us. |
| glower | Have an angry or sullen look on one’s face; scowl. She glowered at him suspiciously. |
| have a low opinion of | Cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner. |
| indicate disapproval of | Suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine. |
| look askance at | Perceive with attention; direct one’s gaze towards. |
| look daggers | Have a certain outward or facial expression. |
| look sullen | Convey by one’s expression. |
| lour | Look angry or sullen, wrinkle one’s forehead, as if to signal disapproval. |
| lower | Move something or somebody to a lower position. Lower a rating. |
| make a face | Favor the development of. |
| not take kindly to | Make use of or accept for some purpose. |
| not think much of | Expect, believe, or suppose. |
| object to | Express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent. |
| scowl | Frown in an angry or bad-tempered way. She scowled at him defiantly. |
| show disapproval of | Give an exhibition of to an interested audience. |
| take a dim view of | Serve oneself to, or consume regularly. |
| take exception to | Accept or undergo, often unwillingly. |
| think wrong | Have in mind as a purpose. |
| view with disfavour | Deem to be. |
| view with dislike | Look at carefully; study mentally. |
| afire | Lighted up by or as by fire or flame. Forests set ablaze or afire by lightning. |
| alight | Come down. The birds alighted. |
| angry | (of the sea or sky) stormy, turbulent, or threatening. An angry customer. |
| choleric | Easily moved to anger. Men of the choleric type take to kicking and smashing. |
| dazzle | Amaze or bewilder, as with brilliant wit or intellect or skill. I was dazzled by the beauty and breadth of the exhibition. |
| discourage | Deprive of courage or hope take away hope from cause to feel discouraged. We want to discourage children from smoking. |
| face | Cover the surface of something with a layer of a different material. Face the lapels of the jacket. |
| filament | The slender part of a stamen that supports the anther. Each myosin filament is usually surrounded by 12 actin filaments. |
| flame | A brilliant orange red colour like that of flames. Send out an unsolicited email and you could possibly receive thousands of flames. |
| flaming | Of a bright orange or red colour. Her flaming hair. |
| flare | Become flared and widen usually at one end. Behind him lightning flared. |
| flash | A newsflash. He flashed a 100 bill. |
| fury | The hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals. She was paddling with a new fury. |
| gawk | Look with amazement; look stupidly. They were gawking at some pin up. |
| glare | A focus of public attention. The pomp and glare of rhetoric. |
| gleam | (of an emotion or quality) be expressed through the brightness of a person’s eyes. Her eyes gleamed with satisfaction. |
| glower | An angry or sullen look. The angry glower on the face of the policeman. |
| illuminate | Make lighter or brighter. Placing the events of the 1930s in a broader historical context helps to illuminate their significance. |
| illumine | Enlighten (someone) spiritually or intellectually. He moved her lamp so that her face was illumined. |
| inflammable | Easily set on fire. Inflammable materials. |
| irascible | Having or showing a tendency to be easily angered. An irascible response. |
| limelight | Intense white light obtained by heating lime, formerly used in theatres. The shock win has thrust him into the limelight. |
| lurid | Shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke. Lurid details of the accident. |
| nod | Signify or express greeting assent or understanding by nodding. At a nod from his father he left the room. |
| ogle | A lecherous look. A vaguely erotic ogle. |
| scowl | Frown with displeasure. She stamped into the room with a scowl on her face. |
| shoulder | Push someone or something out of one s way with one s shoulder. We shouldered our crippling backpacks and set off slowly up the hill. |
| shrug | An act or instance of shrugging one s shoulders. Jimmy looked enquiringly at Pete who shrugged his shoulders. |
| spotlight | A beam of light projected from a spotlight. The knife flashed in the spotlight. |
| stare | A long fixed or vacant look. Her grey eyes stared back at him. |
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