Thesaurus:to smile

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

• Thesaurus:laugh
• Thesaurus:mouth

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.