Countenance
Countenance verb - To have a favorable opinion of.
Usage example: I don't countenance such behavior in children of any age
Recommend and countenance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Recommend" instead a verb "Countenance".
Nearby Words: countenanced, countenancing
Recommend
Recommend verb - To put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another.
Countenance and recommend are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Countenance" instead a verb "Recommend".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- favour and countenance
- favour and recommend
- champion and countenance
- champion and recommend
- advocate and countenance
- advocate and recommend
- sanction and countenance
- sanction and recommend
- approve and countenance
- approve and recommend
- encourage and countenance
- encourage and recommend
- favor and countenance
- favor and recommend
Common collocations
Cite this Source
Recommend and Countenance. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/countenance/recommend
Countenance & Recommend. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/countenance/recommend>.
Recommend or Countenance. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/countenance/recommend.
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