Synonyms for unsmiling

Most common

austere · joyless

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Adjective

Antonyms

smiling

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Not smiling; serious or grave

   his grim unsmiling manner

Example sentences

• austere The Wadden Sea is a landscape of austere beauty.
• joyless Other Jewish subgroups often stereotype Ashkenazim as boring and joyless.

Popularity over time

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

By length

7 letters

austere², joyless

9 letters

humorless³

10 letters

humourless

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (austere² = 2 syllables).