Word Type

Verb

Noun

The word "smile" can be used as verb and noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

cry frown rainbow

Capable Of

lift spirits lifting spirits all day light up room please another warm heart warm old man's heart

Derived Terms

Botox smile Chelsea smile Duchenne smile Glasgow smile Kool-Aid smile Land of Smiles Pan-Am smile aftersmile archaic smile besmile bite and smile crack a smile half smile liquidity smile nonsmile outsmile plumber's smile semi-smile shit-eating smile smile a thousand smiles smile a thousand smiles smile from ear to ear smile like a mule eating briars smile line smile school smile-smirk smile-smirk smileful smileless smilelike smiler smiles and giggly smilet smiley smiling death the gods smile on someone vertical smile wipe the smile off someone's face

Distinct From

frown laugh

Subevents

make others happy too work facial muscles

Part Of (Holonyms)

greeting

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

evince express facial expression facial gesture grimace make a face pull a face show

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

beam cheeser grin shit-eating grin simper smirk

Type Of (IsA)

facial expression sign of friendliness

Manner Of

express grimace

Motivated By Goal

atmosphere friendly good had just happened happy heather told joje

Related Terms

cheer grimace laugh mouth say cheese to smile yay!

Related Terms

action amusement anxiety backwards backwards frown be happy being being happy big big grin cheese contagious crescent curly curly line curve curved curved lips dimples emotion emotional emotional response express express happiness expression expressions face face action face expression face gesture face grin facial facial expression facial friendliness facial gesture facial happiness facial motion facial movement feeling feeling action flex for happiness for pictures friendliness friendly frown gesture grin grin expression grinning happiness happiness face happiness sign happy happy action happy expression happy face happy grin happy mouth happy movement happy thing inverted inverted frown inverted rainbow laugh laughing laughing silently laughter like like grin like laughing line lip lip action lip movement lips lips spread lips teeth look look happy miles motion mouth mouth action mouth curved mouth expression mouth gesture mouth happy mouth movement mouth position movement muscle now now frown on face on lips pictures pleasant pleasant expression pleasure position rainbow response say say cheese shine show show happiness show happy show teeth showing showing happiness showing teeth sign silent silent laughing silently small small grin small laugh spread spreading spreading lips stretched stretched face subtle subtle laughter teeth teeth lips teeth showing tiny tiny laugh tooth upturned upturned lips upward upward lips verve vocalisation when when happy with lips with mouth

Used For

make friends

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.