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grins

NOUN

amusement

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delight diversion enjoyment hilarity laughter pleasure

STRONG

action ball beguilement cheer entertainment fun gratification hoopla laughs merriment mirth picnic play pleasing whoopee

WEAK

field day fun and games gladdening high time merry-go-round regalement

Antonyms

STRONGEST

gloom melancholy misery pain sorrow trouble unhappiness

STRONG

depression drudgery sadness work

WEAK

boredom

NOUN

comedy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

farce fun humor satire sitcom

STRONG

ball burlesque camp comicality drollery facetiousness funnies funniness hilarity hoopla humorousness interlude laughs merry-go-round picnic schtick slapstick takeoff travesty vaudeville witticism wittiness

WEAK

chaffing comic drama comicalness drollness field day fun and games gag show high camp high time jesting joking light entertainment send-up wisecracking

Antonyms

STRONGEST

sadness tragedy

STRONG

seriousness

NOUN

diversion

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amusement distraction fun pastime pleasure

STRONG

ball beguilement delectation delight dissipation enjoyment frivolity game gratification hoopla laughs levity merry-go-round picnic play relaxation relish sport whoopee

WEAK

disport divertissement field day fun and games high time

Antonyms

STRONGEST

work

STRONG

seriousness

WEAK

chore task vocation

NOUN

entertainment

Synonyms

STRONG

ball bash blast celebration cheer clambake delight dissipation distraction diversion enjoyment feast frolic fun gaiety game laughs merriment merrymaking party pastime picnic play recreation relaxation relief revelry satisfaction shindig sport spree surprise treat

WEAK

big-time blowout divertissement fun and games good time high time leisure activity lots of laughs regalement wingding

Antonyms

STRONG

depression dissatisfaction gloom labor melancholy misery need pain profession sadness seriousness sorrow task unhappiness vocation want work

WEAK

chore drudgery

NOUN

fun

Synonyms

STRONGEST

celebration distraction enjoyment joke joy laughter pastime pleasure sport

STRONG

absurdity ball blast buffoonery cheer clowning diversion entertainment escapade festivity foolery frolic gaiety gambol game holiday horseplay jocularity jollity junketing merriment merrymaking mirth nonsense picnic playfulness recreation rejoicing relaxation riot romp solace tomfoolery treat whoopee

WEAK

big-time good time high jinks jesting joking living it up romping

Antonyms

STRONGEST

work

STRONG

chore drudgery labor task

NOUN

gaiety

Synonyms

STRONGEST

good humor hilarity joie de vivre

STRONG

animation blitheness brightness brilliance cheer color conviviality effervescence elation entertainment exhilaration festivity frolic fun geniality gladness glee glitter jollity joviality joyousness lightheartedness liveliness merriment merrymaking mirth pleasantness radiance revel revelry shindig showiness sparkle sport sprightliness vivacity whoopee

WEAK

colorfulness high spirits reveling wingding

Antonyms

STRONG

depression discouragement dullness gloom sadness seriousness sorrow unhappiness work

WEAK

solemnity

NOUN

gleefulness

Synonyms

STRONG

animation blitheness brightness brilliance cheer color conviviality effervescence elation entertainment exhilaration festivity frolic fun geniality gladness glee glitter h

WEAK

blithesomeness colorfulness good humor high spirits

Antonyms

STRONG

depression discouragement dullness sadness sorrow unhappiness work

NOUN

jocoseness

Synonyms

STRONG

animation blitheness brightness brilliance cheer color conviviality effervescence elation entertainment exhilaration festivity frolic fun geniality gladness glee gleefulness glitter hilarity jocosity jocularity jocundity jolliness jollity joviality joyousness lightheartedness liveliness merriment merriness merrymaking mirth mirthfulness pleasantness radiance revel revelry shindig showiness sparkle sport sprightliness vivacity whoopee

WEAK

blithesomeness colorfulness good humor high spirits joie de vivre reveling wingding

Antonyms

STRONG

depression discouragement dullness gloom sadness seriousness sorrow unhappiness work

NOUN

jocularity

Synonyms

STRONG

animation blitheness brightness brilliance cheer color conviviality effervescence elation entertainment exhilaration festivity frolic fun geniality gladness glee gleefulness glitter hilarity jocoseness jocosity jocundity jolliness jollity joviality joyousness lightheartedness liveliness merriment merriness merrymaking mirth mirthfulness pleasantness radiance revel revelry shindig showiness sparkle sport sprightliness vivacity whoopee

WEAK

blithesomeness colorfulness good humor high spirits joie de vivre reveling wingding

Antonyms

STRONG

depression discouragement dullness gloom sadness seriousness sorrow unhappiness work

NOUN

jocundity

Synonyms

STRONG

animation blitheness brightness brilliance cheer color conviviality effervescence elation entertainment exhilaration festivity frolic fun geniality gladness glee gleefulness glitter hilarity jocoseness jocosity jocularity jolliness jollity joviality joyousness lightheartedness liveliness merriment merriness merrymaking mirth mirthfulness pleasantness radiance revel revelry shindig showiness sparkle sport sprightliness vivacity whoopee

WEAK

blithesomeness colorfulness good humor high spirits joie de vivre reveling wingding

Antonyms

STRONG

depression discouragement dullness gloom sadness seriousness sorrow unhappiness work

NOUN

jolliness

Synonyms

STRONG

animation blitheness brightness brilliance cheer color conviviality effervescence elation entertainment exhilaration festivity frolic fun geniality gladness glee gleefulness glitter hilarity jocoseness jocosity jocularity jocundity jollity joviality joyousness lightheartedness liveliness merriment merriness merrymaking mirth mirthfulness pleasantness radiance revel revelry shindig showiness sparkle sport sprightliness vivacity whoopee

WEAK

blithesomeness colorfulness good humor high spirits joie de vivre reveling wingding

Antonyms

STRONG

depression discouragement dullness gloom sadness seriousness sorrow unhappiness work

NOUN

joviality

Synonyms

STRONG

animation blitheness brightness brilliance cheer color conviviality effervescence elation entertainment exhilaration festivity frolic fun geniality gladness glee gleefulness glitter hilarity jocoseness jocosity jocularity jocundity jolliness jollity joyousness lightheartedness liveliness merriment merriness merrymaking mirth mirthfulness pleasantness radiance revel revelry shindig showiness sparkle sport sprightliness vivacity whoopee

WEAK

blithesomeness colorfulness good humor high spirits joie de vivre reveling wingding

Antonyms

STRONG

depression discouragement dullness gloom sadness seriousness sorrow unhappiness work

NOUN

merriment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hilarity revelry

STRONG

brawl buffoonery cheerfulness conviviality enjoyment festivity frolic fun gaiety glee happiness hoopla indulgence jocularity jocundity jollity joviality joy laughs laughter levity liveliness merrymaking mirth picnic recreation revel self-indulgence shindig sport tomfoolery whoopee

WEAK

wingding

Antonyms

STRONG

depression gloom misery sadness seriousness sorrow unhappiness woe work

NOUN

merriness

Synonyms

STRONG

animation blitheness brightness brilliance cheer color conviviality effervescence elation entertainment exhilaration festivity frolic fun geniality gladness glee gleefulness glitter hilarity jocoseness jocosity jocularity jocundity jolliness jollity joviality joyousness lightheartedness liveliness merriment merrymaking mirth mirthfulness pleasantness radiance revel revelry shindig showiness sparkle sport sprightliness vivacity whoopee

WEAK

blithesomeness colorfulness good humor high spirits joie de vivre reveling wingding

Antonyms

STRONG

depression discouragement dullness gloom sadness seriousness sorrow unhappiness work

NOUN

mirthfulness

Synonyms

STRONG

animation blitheness brightness brilliance cheer color conviviality effervescence elation entertainment exhilaration festivity frolic fun geniality gladness glee gleefulness glitter hilarity jocoseness jocosity jocularity jocundity jolliness jollity joviality joyousness lightheartedness liveliness merriment merriness merrymaking mirth pleasantness radiance revel revelry shindig showiness sparkle sport sprightliness vivacity whoopee

WEAK

blithesomeness colorfulness good humor high spirits joie de vivre reveling wingding

Antonyms

STRONG

depression discouragement dullness gloom sadness seriousness sorrow unhappiness work

Example Sentences

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This is splashy entertainment with a few sharp elbows, like when Arthur grins, saying that “the algorithm loves remakes.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Despite their plainclothes attire, U.S. troops are conspicuous as they wander around Rzeszów with big grins that are very un-Eastern European.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

Right in the middle the UK's then-Prime Minister, David Cameron, grins widely, as he stands beside the future King Charles III, just in front of China’s Xi Jinping.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

He grins and flops them on the long boardroom table opposite his rival, who looks disgusted by this power move.

From Salon • Aug. 31, 2025

Elsie grins all the way to my front door.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

grins

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