Antonyms for countenance
ˈkaʊn tn ənscoun·te·nance

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1. countenanceverb

   Synonyms:
   approve, support, tolerate, sanction

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. countenance

   Abet and instigate are now used almost without exception in a bad sense; one may incite either to good or evil. One incites or instigates to the doing of something not yet done, or to increased activity or further advance in the doing of it; one abets by giving sympathy, countenance, or substantial aid to the doing of that which is already projected or in process of commission. Abet and instigate apply either to persons or actions, incite to persons only; one incites a person to an action. A clergyman will advocate the claims of justice, aid the poor, encourage the despondent, support the weak, uphold the constituted authorities; but he will not incite to a quarrel, instigate a riot, or abet a crime. The originator of a crime often instigates or incites others to abet him in it, or one may instigate or incite others to a crime in the commission of which he himself takes no active part. Compare HELP.

   Antonyms:
   baffle, confound, counteract, denounce, deter, disapprove, disconcert, discourage, dissuade, expose, frustrate, hinder, impede, obstruct

   Synonyms:
   abet, advocate, aid, assist, embolden, encourage, incite, instigate, promote, sanction, support, uphold

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. countenanceverb

   Antonyms:
   oppose, confront, discourage, discountenance, browbeat

   Synonyms:
   help, aid, abet, favor, sanction, patronize, support, encourage

2. countenancenoun

   Antonyms:
   discountenance

   Synonyms:
   aid, abet, encourage, support

Matched Categories

1. • Appearance

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.6 / 7 votes

1. countenance, visagenoun

   the appearance conveyed by a person's face

   "a pleasant countenance"; "a stern visage"

   Synonyms:
   imprimatur, kisser, mug, endorsement, indorsement, phiz, sanction, physiognomy, smiler, warrant, visage

2. sanction, countenance, endorsement, indorsement, warrant, imprimaturnoun

   formal and explicit approval

   "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"

   Synonyms:
   endorsement, second, stock warrant, kisser, phiz, secondment, warranty, authorization, physiognomy, sanction, warrant, mug, indorsement, blurb, guarantee, stock-purchase warrant, imprimatur, warrantee, smiler, visage, authority, authorisation

3. countenance, physiognomy, phiz, visage, kisser, smiler, mugverb

   the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)

   Synonyms:
   endorsement, kisser, osculator, phiz, physiognomy, fall guy, mark, sanction, warrant, mug, mugful, indorsement, sucker, soft touch, patsy, imprimatur, fool, smiler, visage, gull, chump

4. permit, allow, let, countenanceverb

   consent to, give permission

   "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"

   Synonyms:
   rent, admit, have, grant, set aside, appropriate, let, give up, reserve, tolerate, permit, provide, get, leave, allow, take into account, lease, allow for, earmark

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1. countenancenoun

   Synonyms:
   face, visage, features, support, goodwill, encouragement

2. countenanceverb

   Synonyms:
   encourage, favor, approve

How to use countenance in a sentence?

1. Psalm 42, Book II, Holy Bible:

   Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.

2. Marcus Tullius Cicero:

   The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intentions.

3. Timothy Head:

   They speak with a tremendous amount of conviction and resolve, and I think that Jeb's style, his personality and personal countenance is more contemplative and analytic.

4. William Hazlitt:

   First impressions are often the truest, as we find (not infrequently) to our cost, when we have been wheedled out of them by plausible professions or studied actions. A man's look is the work of years it is stamped on his countenance by the events of his whole life, nay, more, by the hand of nature, and it is not to be got rid of easily.

5. Longfellow:

   O how wonderful is the human voice! It is indeed the organ of the soul. The intellect of man sits enshrined visibly upon his forehead and in his eye; and the heart of man is written upon his countenance. But the soul reveals itself in the voice only, as God revealed himself to the prophet in the still small voice, and in a voice from the Burning Bush. The soul of man is audible, not visible. A sound alone betrays the flowing of the eternal fountain invisible to man.

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