Synonyms of grimaces

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noun

plural of grimace

as in scowls

a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval

he made a grimace when he tasted the medicine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scowls
• frowns
• pouts
• mouths
• smirks
• winces
• looks
• faces
• lours
• stares
• lowers
• moues
• sneers
• growls
• snarls
• mows
• flinches
• glares
• snoots
• squinches
• mugs
• scoffs
• simpers
• glowers
• rictuses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• smiles
• laughs
• grins

grimaces

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verb

present tense third-person singular of grimace

as in frowns

to distort one's face

playgoers grimaced at the actor's terrible attempt at a French accent

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scowls
• frowns
• stares
• sneers
• smirks
• mouths
• glares
• growls
• makes faces
• snarls
• makes a face
• gazes
• pouts
• contorts
• mugs
• deforms
• pulls a face
• glowers
• gapes
• lours
• ogles
• warps
• twists
• lowers
• simpers
• glooms

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• smiles
• beams
• grins