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Countenance

🔄 Synonyms of "Countenance"

12 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
visagenoun	Countenance; one's face.
sanctionnoun	(chiefly in the plural) A penalty, punishment, or some coercive measure, intended to ensure compliance; especially one adopted by several nations, or by an international body.
allowverb	(transitive, catenative) To permit, to give permission to.
endorsementnoun	The act or quality of endorsing
permitverb	(transitive) To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for.
warrantnoun	(law, countable) A judicial writ authorizing an officer to make a search, seizure, or arrest, or to execute a judgment.
physiognomynoun	The art or pseudoscience of deducing the predominant temper and other characteristic qualities of the mind from the outward appearance, especially from the features of the face.
mugnoun	A large cup for beverages, usually having a handle and used without a saucer.
kissernoun	One who kisses.
imprimaturnoun	(printing) An official license to publish or print something, especially when censorship applies.
letverb	(transitive) To allow to, not to prevent (+ infinitive, but usually without to).
smilernoun	Someone who smiles.

↔️ Antonyms of "Countenance"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
forbidverb	(transitive) To disallow; to proscribe.
proscribeverb	(transitive) To forbid or prohibit.
prohibitverb	(transitive) To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit.
vetonoun	A political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc.
interdictnoun	(transitive) To forbid (an action or thing) by formal or legal sanction.
disallowverb	To refuse to allow.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Countenance"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
visagenoun	Countenance; one's face.
smilernoun	Someone who smiles.
letnoun	The allowing of possession of a property etc. in exchange for rent.
kissernoun	One who kisses.
mugnoun	A large cup for beverages, usually having a handle and used without a saucer.
permitnoun	An artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal.
allowverb	(transitive, catenative) To permit, to give permission to.
endorsementnoun	The act or quality of endorsing
imprimaturnoun	(printing) An official license to publish or print something, especially when censorship applies.
physiognomynoun	The art or pseudoscience of deducing the predominant temper and other characteristic qualities of the mind from the outward appearance, especially from the features of the face.
sanctionnoun	(chiefly in the plural) A penalty, punishment, or some coercive measure, intended to ensure compliance; especially one adopted by several nations, or by an international body.
warrantnoun	(law, countable) A judicial writ authorizing an officer to make a search, seizure, or arrest, or to execute a judgment.
miennoun	(countable, uncountable) Demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer.
supportnoun	(sometimes attributive) Something which supports.
tolerateverb	(transitive) To allow or permit without explicit approval, usually if it is perceived as negative.
acceptnoun	(computing) Something that is accepted.
punishverb	(transitive) To cause (a child, student, or someone else being looked after, or a suspect or criminal) to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent, teacher, or police officer).
admitverb	(transitive) To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration
approveverb	(transitive) To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of.
endorsenoun	(heraldry) A diminutive of the pale, usually appearing in pairs on either side of a pale.