Discountenance Synonyms and Antonyms

dĭs-kountə-nəns
To cause (a person) to be self-consciously distressed
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. disapprove
  2. abash
  3. chagrin
  4. frown-upon
  5. confound
  6. confuse
  7. discomfit
  8. reject
  9. discomfort
  10. disconcert
  11. embarrass
  12. resist
  13. faze
  14. mortify
Antonyms:
  1. countenance
  2. support
  3. back
  4. sanction
  5. approve
To have or express an unfavorable opinion of
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. deprecate
  2. disapprove
  3. disesteem
  4. disfavor
  5. frown on
  6. object

Words Related to Discountenance

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Discountenance Sentence Examples

  • Brand had been far too sagacious to be led away by this pseudo-nationalist dream, and did his utmost to discountenance the Bond.

  • They are rigid non-resistants, and will not bear arms or study the art of war; they refuse to take oaths, and discountenance going to law over issues that can possibly be settled out of the courts.

  • A reaction against Lollardy, however, had already begun in the days of Henry IV., and both he and his son felt obliged to discountenance opinions which were believed to be politically and theologically dangerous.

  • This dread of pestilence, united with a puritanic hatred of plays, made the citizens do all they could to discountenance theatrical entertainments.