Discountenance
Discountenance verb - To hold an unfavorable opinion of.
Usage example: a social philosopher who discountenanced all programs for helping the needy, claiming that society should encourage survival of the fittest
Reprove and discountenance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reprove" instead a verb "Discountenance".
Reprove
Reprove verb - To hold an unfavorable opinion of.
Usage example: the older generation has always reproved the younger generation's taste in music
Discountenance and reprove are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Discountenance" instead a verb "Reprove".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- snub and discountenance
- snub and reprove
- condemn and discountenance
- condemn and reprove
- censure and discountenance
- censure and reprove
- blame and discountenance
- blame and reprove
- disapprove and discountenance
- disapprove and reprove
- put down and discountenance
- put down and reprove
- deprecate and discountenance
- deprecate and reprove
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Reprove and Discountenance. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/discountenance/reprove
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