Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb frown

1 sense of frown

Sense 1
frown, glower, lour, lower -- (look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval)
       => grimace, make a face, pull a face -- (contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do")

Antonyms of adj frowning

1 sense of frowning

Sense 1
frowning -- (showing displeasure or anger)

INDIRECT (VIA displeased) -> pleased -- (experiencing or manifesting pleasure)

Similarity of adj frowning

1 sense of frowning

Sense 1
frowning -- (showing displeasure or anger)
       => displeased (vs. pleased) -- (not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure)

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