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

2 of 2

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

The grinning Colbert was positively buoyant arriving to the empty engraving counter with his already-dancing wife, Evelyn McGee Colbert. — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026

Kulich missed most of last season with a blood clot issue, but Mrtka grinned when asked how Kulich looked this summer. — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Noun

The only thing to do next, Alex and Elliot say with a shared grin, is to get their next album finished as quickly as possible. — Andrew Sacher, SPIN, 5 Oct. 2026

And then Chambliss drew the Tigers offsides not once but twice, the quarterback grinning a Cheshire grin after the second, as if LSU had fallen into his trap. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026