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  • present participle of smile.

smiling

ADJECTIVE
beaming
Synonyms
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cheerful genial radiant shining
STRONG
animated grinning sparkling
WEAK
joyful sunny
Antonyms
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dark gloomy sad unhappy
WEAK
frowning sullen ugly
ADJECTIVE
benign
Synonyms
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benevolent encouraging favorable
WEAK
auspicious beneficent bright charitable dexter fortunate good lucky merciful propitious salutary
Antonyms
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bad cancerous disadvantageous harmful hateful hostile hurtful injurious malignant severe unkind
ADJECTIVE
fair
Synonyms
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calm clear favorable
STRONG
clarion dry fine
WEAK
balmy clement mild placid pleasant pretty rainless sunny sunshiny tranquil unclouded undarkened unthreatening
Antonyms
WEAK
cloudy dark inclement rainy stormy
ADJECTIVE
good-humored
Synonyms
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affable amiable cheerful genial good-natured merry
WEAK
buoyant cheery complaisant congenial easy good-tempered lenient mild obliging pleasant
Antonyms
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gloomy grave irritable mean sad serious surly unfriendly unhappy
WEAK
ill-humored morose unfunny
ADJECTIVE
sunny
Synonyms
STRONGEST
buoyant cheerful cheery genial lighthearted pleasant
WEAK
beaming blithe chirpy joyful lightsome optimistic sunbeamy
Antonyms
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depressed heavy-hearted
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cloudy gloomy rainy sullen upset

Example Sentences

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They also include a smiling robot made by the company Wonderful Platform, and similar cute dolls from the firm Mr. Mind.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

When words fell short, visitors to the installation drew pictures: a house surrounded by hearts; a smiling cat; a bowl full of wishes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Another shows his granddaughter, Aadhya, wearing a white dress and smiling.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Talarico’s personality is something very different, a smiling appeal to the better angels of the electorate’s nature, and seemingly imperviousness to insults and attacks.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Only smiling, acting joyful, when I think Father is watching.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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