| Main Entry: | frown |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | scowl |
Synonyms: |
cloud up, do a slow burn, give a dirty look, give the evil eye, glare, gloom, glower, grimace, knit brows, look black, look daggers, look stern, lower, pout, sulk |
Antonyms: |
grin, smile |
| Main Entry: | glare |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give a dirty look |
Synonyms: |
bore, do a slow burn, fix, frown, gape, gawk, gaze, glower, look daggers, lower, menace, peer, pierce, scowl, stare, stare angrily, stare icily, wither |
Antonyms: |
grin, smile |
| Main Entry: | glower |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | frown |
Synonyms: |
glare, gloom, look, look daggers, lower, scowl, stare, sulk, watch |
Antonyms: |
grin, smile |
| Main Entry: | rage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be angry |
Synonyms: |
be beside oneself, be furious, be uncontrollable, blow a fuse, blow one's top, blow up, boil over, bristle, chafe, champ at bit, erupt, fly off the handle, foam at the mouth, fret, fulminate, fume, go berserk, have a fit, have a tantrum, let off steam, look daggers, make a fuss over, overflow, rail at, rampage, rant, rant and rave, rave, roar, scold, scream, seethe, snap at, splutter, steam, storm, surge, tear, throw a fit, work oneself into sweat, yell |
| Notes: | ire suggests greater intensity than anger, rage suggests loss of self-control, and fury is destructive rage verging on madness |
Antonyms: |
be happy |
| Main Entry: | threaten |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | warn, pressure |
Synonyms: |
abuse, admonish, augur, blackmail, bluster, browbeat, bully, caution, comminate, cow, enforce, flex muscles, forebode, forewarn, fulminate, growl, intimidate, look daggers, make threat, menace, portend, presage, pressurize, push around, scare, scowl, shake fist at, snarl, spook, terrorize, torment, walk heavy |
Antonyms: |
alleviate, help, protect, relieve |