FROWNING Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word frowning. (close relations)
frowned
Best Alternative Words for FROWNING
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annoyed | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • aroused to impatience or anger • troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances | ||||||||
brooding | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body • persistent morbid meditation on a problem adjective satellite • deeply or seriously thoughtful | ||||||||
dark | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black • (used of color) having a dark hue noun • absence of light or illumination • absence of moral or spiritual values • an unilluminated area • the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside • an unenlightened state adjective satellite • brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes) • stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable • secret • showing a brooding ill humor • lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture • marked by difficulty of style or expression • causing dejection • not giving performances; closed | ||||||||
disgruntled | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • in a state of sulky dissatisfaction | ||||||||
displeased | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure | ||||||||
dissatisfied | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • in a state of sulky dissatisfaction | ||||||||
glowering | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • showing a brooding ill humor | ||||||||
grumpy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • annoyed and irritable | ||||||||
irritated | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • aroused to impatience or anger | ||||||||
lowering | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of causing to become less • the act of causing something to move to a lower level adjective satellite • darkened by clouds | ||||||||
moody | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998) • United States evangelist (1837-1899) adjective satellite • showing a brooding ill humor • subject to sharply varying moods | ||||||||
morose | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • showing a brooding ill humor | ||||||||
scowling | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • sullen or unfriendly in appearance | ||||||||
sour | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • having a sharp biting taste noun • a cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar • the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth • the property of being acidic adjective satellite • smelling of fermentation or staleness • one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons • in an unpalatable state • inaccurate in pitch • showing a brooding ill humor verb • go sour or spoil • make sour or more sour | ||||||||
sullen | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • showing a brooding ill humor • darkened by clouds | ||||||||
unhappy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent • generalized feeling of distress adjective satellite • causing discomfort • marked by or producing unhappiness | ||||||||
vexed | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances • causing difficulty in finding an answer or solution; much disputed | ||||||||
grimacing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • a contorted facial expression verb • contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state | ||||||||
moping | verbv | |||||||
noun • someone who wastes time verb • move around slowly and aimlessly • be apathetic, gloomy, or dazed | ||||||||
pouting | verbv | |||||||
noun • a disdainful grimace • marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern seas • catfish common in eastern United States verb • be in a huff and display one's displeasure • make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip | ||||||||