frowned (at or on)

verb

Definition of frowned (at or on)next
past tense of frown (at or on)
as in disliked

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frowned (at or on)
  1. disliked
  2. revoked
  3. denied
  4. withheld
  5. disallowed
  6. suppressed
  7. restrained
Verb
  • Republicans objecting to that measure also disliked the debt ceiling language, and had demanded offsetting spending cuts,.
    Ian Swanson, The Hill, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Zorro, the cub tiger in the photo, owned by a rich man in Karachi was particularly timid and disliked attention.
    Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of disliked
Verb
  • The company said the review may have various outcomes, ranging from no action being taken to Evolution having its license to operate revoked.
    Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Two hours later, after parliamentarians rushed to the country’s National Assembly building and voted against the declaration, martial law was revoked.
    Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of revoked
Verb
  • Earlier this year, two teenagers filed a class-action lawsuit against a Kentucky youth detention center and its administrators, claiming that they were subjected to oppressive isolation, denied basic hygiene, showers, and medications, and forced to listen to a toddler song.
    Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Pharmaceutical companies such as Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk, and Sanofi have denied the allegations, with representatives stating that the school districts and health plans negotiate the terms of their rebate arrangements.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of denied
Verb
  • The move to drop the appeal solidifies the decision by Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer halfway through trial to dismiss the case on allegations that police and prosecutors withheld evidence from the defense.
    Janelle Ash, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Popular on Variety Baldwin’s lawyers argued that the prosecution had deliberately withheld the evidence, which could have been used in his defense.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of withheld
Verb
  • What a contrast to Liverpool’s visit in September 2023 when Luis Diaz had a goal wrongly disallowed by VAR, Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota were sent off, and Joel Matip’s late own goal consigned Jurgen Klopp’s side to defeat.
    James Pearce, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Content that violates site-wide rules should be disallowed and removed.
    Jay Peters, The Verge, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of disallowed
Verb
  • After the Korean War, the dictatorship suppressed those who participated in the human-rights and labor movements, or who called for democracy, by labelling them as Communists.
    Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The final report touted how its work resulted in Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg admitting to Jordan that Facebook improperly bent to pressure from the Biden administration and suppressed content about COVID-19.
    Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of suppressed
Verb
  • Neely had been shouting angrily at passengers on a subway train when Penny grabbed him from behind and restrained him in a chokehold for several minutes.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Neely had been shouting angrily at passengers on a train when Penny grabbed him from behind and restrained him in a chokehold for several minutes.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of restrained
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“Frowned (at or on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frowned%20%28at%20or%20on%29. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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