GRIMACE Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

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as in to frown

to distort one's face playgoers grimaced at the actor's terrible attempt at a French accent

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grimace

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noun

ˈgri-məs

as in scowl

a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval he made a grimace when he tasted the medicine

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The greenish brown liquid drew a mixture of curious expressions, and then disgusted grimaces, from the teenagers. —

Siddhant Pusdekar, Journal Sentinel, 16 July 2024 Arwen takes one swallow, grimaces, and puts down the glass. —

Annie Proulx, The New Yorker, 30 June 2024 Still, Jones rallied through visible grimaces of pain and hit her best event, the uneven bars. —

Kaetlyn Liddy, NBC News, 29 June 2024 Despite the concept-heavy nature of this film, quieter moments are better: A glance from Johnson, a grimace from Penn, the sharing of a story that actually feels rooted in emotion, but these highlights are few and far between. —

Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 26 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for grimace

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