All countenance synonyms
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C c verb countenance
- approve β If you approve of an action, event, or suggestion, you like it or are pleased about it.
- abet β If one person abets another, they help or encourage them to do something criminal or wrong. Abet is often used in the legal expression 'aid and abet'.
- condone β If someone condones behaviour that is morally wrong, they accept it and allow it to happen.
- stand for β (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
- handle β a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- advocate β If you advocate a particular action or plan, you recommend it publicly.
- okay β to put one's endorsement on or indicate one's approval of (a request, piece of copy, bank check, etc.); authorize; initial: Would you OK my application?
- champion β A champion is someone who has won the first prize in a competition, contest, or fight.
- uphold β to support or defend, as against opposition or criticism: He fought the duel to uphold his family's honor.
- confirm β If something confirms what you believe, suspect, or fear, it shows that it is definitely true.
- applaud β When a group of people applaud, they clap their hands in order to show approval, for example when they have enjoyed a play or concert.
- sanction β authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- back β If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
- accept β If you accept something that you have been offered, you say yes to it or agree to take it.
- commend β If you commend someone or something, you praise them formally.
- favor β something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act: to ask a favor.
- cope β If you cope with a problem or task, you deal with it successfully.
- approbate β to accept as valid
- invite β to request the presence or participation of in a kindly, courteous, or complimentary way, especially to request to come or go to some place, gathering, entertainment, etc., or to do something: to invite friends to dinner.
- aid β Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- swallow β to take into the stomach by drawing through the throat and esophagus with a voluntary muscular action, as food, drink, or other substances.
- help β to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- allow β If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble.
- stomach β Anatomy, Zoology. a saclike enlargement of the alimentary canal, as in humans and certain animals, forming an organ for storing, diluting, and digesting food. such an organ or an analogous portion of the alimentary canal when divided into two or more sections or parts. any one of these sections.
- support β to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- favour β to regard with favor: to favor an enterprise.
noun countenance
- face β the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- features β a prominent or conspicuous part or characteristic: Tall buildings were a new feature on the skyline.
- mien β air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.: a man of noble mien.
- visage β the face, usually with reference to shape, features, expression, etc.; countenance.
- appearance β When someone makes an appearance at a public event or in a broadcast, they take part in it.
- demeanour β Your demeanour is the way you behave, which gives people an impression of your character and feelings.
- demeanor β Your demeanor is the way you behave, which gives people an impression of your character and feelings.
- aspect β An aspect of something is one of the parts of its character or nature.
- biscuit β A biscuit is a small flat cake that is crisp and usually sweet.
- cast β The cast of a play or film is all the people who act in it.
- gills β a male given name.
- kisser β a person who kisses.
- look β to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- map β Walter, c1140β1209? Welsh ecclesiastic, poet, and satirist.
- mask β a form of aristocratic entertainment in England in the 16th and 17th centuries, originally consisting of pantomime and dancing but later including dialogue and song, presented in elaborate productions given by amateur and professional actors.
- mug β a drinking cup, usually cylindrical in shape, having a handle, and often of a heavy substance, as earthenware.
- physiognomy β the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character: a fierce physiognomy.
- potato β Also called Irish potato, white potato. the edible tuber of a cultivated plant, Solanum tuberosum, of the nightshade family.
- puss β face: She smacked him in the puss.
- poker face β an expressionless face: He can tell a funny story with a poker face.
- self-control β control or restraint of oneself or one's actions, feelings, etc.
- composure β Composure is the appearance or feeling of calm and the ability to control your feelings.
- calmness β without rough motion; still or nearly still: a calm sea.
- presence of mind β a calm state of mind that allows one to think clearly or act effectively in an emergency.