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SMILING Antonyms

There are 15 antonyms of the word smiling. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For SMILING

WordSaveSyns..UsageType
unsmiling
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not smiling

disapproving
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective satellite

• expressing or manifesting disapproval

dour
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• stubbornly unyielding

• harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance

• showing a brooding ill humor

frowning
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• showing displeasure or anger

glaring
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• shining intensely

• conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

glowering
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• showing a brooding ill humor

grim
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

• shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

• harshly ironic or sinister

• harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance

• filled with melancholy and despondency

• causing dejection

scowling
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• sullen or unfriendly in appearance

serious
adjectiveadj
adjective

• concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities

• completely lacking in playfulness

adjective satellite

• of great consequence

• causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm

• appealing to the mind

• requiring effort or concentration; complex and not easy to answer or solve

sneering
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• expressive of contempt

somber
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lacking brightness or color; dull

• grave or even gloomy in character

stern
adjectiveadj
noun

• the rear part of a ship

• United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920)

• the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

adjective satellite

• of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect

• not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

• severe and unremitting in making demands

• severely simple

grimacing
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• a contorted facial expression

verb

• contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state

pouting
verbv
noun

• a disdainful grimace

• marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern seas

• catfish common in eastern United States

verb

• be in a huff and display one's displeasure

• make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip

sulking
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal

verb

• be in a huff and display one's displeasure

Alternatives for UNSMILING

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Alternatives for DISAPPROVING

Alternatives for DOUR

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Alternatives for FROWNING

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Alternatives for GLARING

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Phrases (1)

Alternatives for GLOWERING

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Alternatives for GRIM

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Phrases (1)

Alternatives for SCOWLING

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