Antonyms for Smilingsmil·ing

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1. smilingnoun

   Antonyms:
   unsmiling

2. smilingadjective

   That which smiles or has a smile.

   smiling children

   Antonyms:
   unsmiling

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. smiling

   Happy primarily refers to something that comes "by good hap," a chance that brings prosperity, benefit, or success.

   And grasps the skirts of happy chance.

   Tennyson In Memoriam lxiii, st. 2.

   In this sense happy is closely allied to fortunate and lucky. (See FORTUNATE.) Happy has, however, so far diverged from this original sense as to apply to advantages where chance is not recognized, or is even excluded by direct reference to the divine will, when it becomes almost equivalent to blessed.

   Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth.

   Job v, 17.

   Happy is also applied to the ready dexterity or skill by which favorable results (usually in minor matters) are secured, when it becomes a synonym for dexterous, felicitous, and the associated words; as, he has a happy wit; happy at retort (compare CLEVER). In its most frequent present use, happy is applied to the state of one enjoying happiness, or to that by which happiness is expressed; as, a happy heart; a happy face; happy laughter; happy tears (compare synonyms for HAPPINESS). Cheerful applies to the possession or expression of a moderate and tranquil happiness. A cheery word spontaneously gives cheer to others; a cheering word is more distinctly planned to cheer and encourage. Gay applies to an effusive and superficial happiness (often not really worthy of that name) perhaps resulting largely from abundant animal spirits: we speak of gay revelers or a gay horse. A buoyant spirit is, as it were, borne up by joy and hope. A sunny disposition has a constant tranquil brightness that irradiates all who come within its influence.

   Compare synonyms for GRIEF.

   Synonyms:
   blessed, blissful, blithe, blithesome, bright, buoyant, cheerful, cheering, cheery, delighted, delightful, dexterous, felicitous, fortunate, gay, glad, happy, jocund, jolly, joyful, joyous, lucky, merry, mirthful, pleased, prosperous, rapturous, rejoiced, rejoicing, sprightly, successful, sunny

   Preposition:
   A happy event for him; happy at a reply; happy in his home, with his friends, among his children; happy at the discovery, over his success.

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1. smile, smiling, grin, grinningadjective

   a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

   Antonyms:
   cheerless, depressing, uncheerful

   Synonyms:
   smile, grinning, grin, smiling

2. beamish, smiling(a), twinklyadjective

   smiling with happiness or optimism

   "Come to my arms, my beamish boy!"- Lewis Carroll; "a room of smiling faces"; "a round red twinkly Santa Claus"

   Antonyms:
   cheerless, depressing, uncheerful

How to use Smiling in a sentence?

1. Jennifer Pinckney:

   Even though Clementa is not with us here physically, I know spiritually he is with us, and I know that he's smiling down on us right now, he will be missed, along with all the others that didn't survive that night.

2. Demetrius Griffin:

   He let off eight rounds, reloaded, let off another eight, reloaded again, he was very docile. In his facial expression, no smiling, laughing, talking.

3. Ralph Northam:

   Linwood Holton changed what it means to serve as Governor of Virginia. Linwood Holton knew defeat at the ballot box before victory — and when Linwood Holton won, Linwood Holton made every moment count, if you want to know what American strength looks like, look at the famous photographs of Linwood Holton — smiling, as Linwood Holton walked Linwood Holton children to Richmond's public schools during the tensest moments of desegregation. Linwood Holton faced down Virginia's demons and enabled this Commonwealth to look ahead.

4. Mike Lee:

   As I was driving up this morning, I couldn't help but notice I'd never seen more smiling and happy demonstrators than I saw today, i think Swifties have figured something out, and they're very good at getting their message across.

5. Scott C. Holstad:

   We look through the sights, squeeze the trigger and the toy soldiers go flying, dying hard but smiling in the process. The toy maker should be laughing the whole way to the bank but Nietzsche said he was dead too.

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