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

Prince William had a rare casual moment while go-karting in July 1988 at Buckmore Park Playscape, captured in a portrait of him grinning while holding his helmet. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 22 July 2026

Bo grinned, staring at the pale-blue walls of the large classroom. — Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026

Noun

There is no way around those bright eyes, that Cheshire grin. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

With prosthetics that gave him a grin to rival Jack Nicholson’s in another King project, The Shining, Curry’s Pennywise would endure as one of the scariest King creations on film or television. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026