Thesaurus:to smile

THESAURUS

to smile

English

Noun

(intransitive)

Synonyms

crack a smile (idiomatic)

smile [WS]

Hyponyms

beam (figuratively)

cheese [WS] (slang)

fleer (archaic)

fligger (obsolete)

grin

grin like a Cheshire cat (idiomatic)

simper

smile-smirk

smirk

Antonyms

straighten one's face

Hypernyms

emote

Various

besmile

grimace

gurn (British)

smize (slang)

See also

Thesaurus:smile

Related terms

Further reading

“840. amusement” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
“838. rejoicing” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
“smile” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.

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