Synonyms for smiling

Most common

twinkly · beamish · laughing · happy

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

Noun

Antonyms

unsmiling, crying, frowning

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   That smiles or has a smile.

2. n. 1

   The action of the verb to smile.

   Smiling takes fewer muscles than frowning.

Forms

Plural

smilings → grinnings, grins…

Example sentences

• laughing What are you laughing at? It's a fact. No kidding!
• cheerful She is loved by everybody because she is cheerful.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

grin¹

5 letters

happy²

6 letters

bright¹

7 letters

beamish², twinkly³

8 letters

laughing², cheerful², grinning²

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

In other languages

Français

souriant

Italiano

sorridente