GLOWER Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

ˈglau̇(-ə)r

Definition of glower

as in to glare

to look with anger or disapproval baseball fans glowering at their TVs as they watched their favorite team lose

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as in to darken

to take on a gloomy or forbidding look the old man just sat in his rocking chair, his face glowering at the prospect of unwanted company

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noun

as in glare

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Dennis is meanwhile back at home, probably glowering, knowing again how this story ends. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 May 2026 Balagov is indisputably a filmmaker with his own distinctive vision, ideally matched with Evgueni and Sacha Galperine’s glowering score and with Fray’s nimble shooting style, which often takes its cue to get in close from the knotted bodies on the wrestling mats. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026

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Mike, now played with a friendly glower by the bald and barrel-chested Chiklis, is a construction-site foreman, married for decades to Eileen (Mary Stuart Masterson), with several grown children. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025 Having finagled an invite from Prater’s steely assistant, Charley (Uma Thurman, sporting an asymmetrical bob and a disgusted glower), Dexter infiltrates the group looking for villains to bring to his kill table. — EW.com, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for glower

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The only glaring weakness was, once again, the superstar who used to be their strength.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
The company partnered with Corning to actually etch a unique texture into the glass itself that is meant to be richer, higher contrast, and less prone to glare than a typical display.

— David Pierce, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of glare

Noun

Finn — whose gaze is wearily abstracted in one moment, zealously blind the next — is building up a first-rate catalogue of women well past the verge.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
With shame, this feeling is social, connected to the fear of someone else’s disapproving gaze.

— Robert A. Ballingall, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of gaze

Noun

And at the same time, that image of Faye’s blue face, glazed-over eyes, and lifeless stare is going to follow me for a while.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
With all of his flexes and stares and shuffles, every plate appearance feels like an event.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

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