Synonyms for laughing

Most common

happy · smiling

All synonyms

Adjective

Antonyms

crying, bawling, frowning

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   verbal adjective of laugh: the action of the verb to laugh.

Related words

Phrases

laughing kookaburra laughing jackass laughing gull laughing stock laughing dove laughing juice laughing falcon laughing gas

Example sentences

• happy The mere thought of it is enough to make me happy.
• smiling I looked at Tom and saw that he was still smiling.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

gay¹

5 letters

happy², riant

7 letters

smiling²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (happy² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

rieur

Español

risueño