scowls
The word “scowls” has 1 syllable: scowls
It's pronounced as /skaʊlz/
What is synonym and antonym for scowls?
In the thesaurus, “scowls” has 33 synonyms and 4 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for scowls along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for scowls
- faces
- flinches
- frowns
- gapes
- gazes
- glares
- glooms
- glowers
- grimaces
- growls
- looks
- looks daggers
- lours
- lowers
- moues
- mouths
- mows
- mugs
- ogles
- pouts
- rictuses
- scoffs
- simpers
- smirks
- snarls
- sneers
- sniggers
- snoots
- squinches
- stares
- stares daggers
- sulks
- winces
Antonyms for scowls
Meanings of scowls
- noun
- The wrinkling of the brows or face in frowning; the expression of displeasure, sullenness, or discontent in the countenance; an angry frown.
- (by extension) Gloom; dark or threatening aspect.
- verb
- To wrinkle the brows, as in frowning or displeasure; to put on a frowning look; to look sour, sullen, severe, or angry.
- (by extension) To look gloomy, dark, or threatening; to lower.
- To look at or repel with a scowl or a frown.
- To express by a scowl.
Example Sentences
- He often scowls when he's concentrating hard.
- The teacher scowls at any sign of misbehavior.
- She scowls every time someone brings up the subject.
- The old man scowls but is actually quite friendly.
- Whenever the game doesn’t go well, the coach scowls from the sidelines.
On this page you'll find 37 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to scowls, such as: beams, faces, flinches, frowns, gapes, gazes, glares.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
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- smirks
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- sneers
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- squinches
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- stare
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darkens
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- overcasts
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- perverts
- pets
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- pollutes
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- rages
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- screens
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- shrouds
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- smirches
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- smuts
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- stares
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- sulks
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- taints
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- tarres
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- twists
- veils
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