Synonyms of grimace

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verb

as in to frown

to distort one's face

playgoers grimaced at the actor's terrible attempt at a French accent

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frown
• scowl
• stare
• sneer
• smirk
• mouth
• glare
• make faces
• make a face
• mug
• snarl
• growl
• gaze
• pout
• pull a face
• contort
• glower
• deform
• gape
• gloom
• lour
• warp
• ogle
• simper
• twist
• lower

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• smile
• beam
• grin

grimace

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noun

as in scowl

a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval

he made a grimace when he tasted the medicine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scowl
• frown
• mouth
• smirk
• pout
• moue
• face
• wince
• lour
• stare
• sneer
• snarl
• growl
• look
• lower
• mow
• glare
• flinch
• mug
• snoot
• rictus
• glower
• squinch
• scoff
• simper

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• smile
• laugh
• grin