Synonyms of grin

grin 1 of 2

verb

ˈgrin 

as in to smile

to express an emotion (as amusement) by curving the lips upward

grinned at the kids' fooling around in the pool

Synonyms & Similar Words

• smile
• laugh
• beam
• sneer
• smirk
• simper

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• frown
• gloom
• grimace
• glare
• lower
• scowl
• pout
• glower
• sulk

grin

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noun

as in smile

Related Words

• smile
• smirk
• simper
• crow
• chuckle
• laughter
• whoop
• snicker
• guffaw
• giggle
• snigger
• chortle
• titter
• cackle
• laugh
• belly laugh
• horselaugh
• cachinnation
• hee-haw
• twitter
• boff
• boffola

Dissimilar Words

• cry
• groan
• sob
• moan
• wail
• frown
• face
• mouth
• grimace
• scowl
• pout
• lower

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of grin

Verb

In the winning clubhouse Sunday afternoon, White Sox prospect Caleb Bonemer couldn’t stop grinning. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2026

The coach of everyone’s favorite team to adore – rowing, grinning, flowing-haired Norway – saw this coming. — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 7 July 2026

Noun

With a big grin on his face, visible even through his spacesuit helmet, Williams raised his arms in a classic Muscle Beach pose as planet Earth glowed hundreds of miles beneath him. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 7 July 2026

But, said the commissioner with a broad grin, that's how it's always been in America. — Susan Bence, NPR, 4 July 2026