Grin

/ɡɹɪn/

Synonyms for "grin" (52 found)

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Closest matches (11)

Noun(6 words)

smile beam beaming beams cheese cheesing

beambright smilebroad grin

Verb(2 words)

beamed cheesed

Strong matches (15)

crack a smileear-to-ear grinfleergleaming smileglowing smilegrinningidiotic grinlaugh

Noun(6 words)

gloat grinning grinsironic smilemocking smilemug

Adjective(1 words)

joyful affect

Related words (26)

Verb(5 words)

mugged simpered simpers smiled smirked

Noun(9 words)

mugging simperingsmile nervouslysmiles smilingsmiling expressionsmirk smirking smirks

Adjective(3 words)

natural smileposed grinsincere smile

sardonic grinsimper smilesmile brightlysmiling smirk sneerstupid grintoothful grin

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

5 entries

expressionfacial expressionfacial gesturesmile

More specific

10 entries

beaming grinbroad grinmocking grinrueful grinself-satisfied grinsly grinteasing grintoothy grinwide grinwry grin

Collocations

9 entries

beaming grinbroad gringenuine grinmocking grinself-satisfied grinsly grintoothy grinwide grinwry grin

Inflections

3 entries

grinned grinning grins

Derivations

3 entries

grinned grinner grinning

Sample sentences

21 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

You could tell by the ear-to-ear grin that came to his face that he really had something to smile about.

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That person has had an odd grin on his face for a while. What do you suppose is behind it?

Source: tatoeba (54103)

He gave his sudden, goblin like grin.

Source: tatoeba (289066)

I don't care if you don't like your Aunt Mary. You'll just have to grin and bear it while she's here.

Source: tatoeba (572439)

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