SMILED Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

smiled

verb

past tense of smile

as in grinned

to express an emotion (as amusement) by curving the lips upward the soldier smiled in pleasure when he saw the giant sign welcoming him home

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as in laughed

to express scornful amusement by means of facial contortions smiled at their ridiculous antics and walked away in disgust

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Recent Examples of smiled Mbappe smiled as the show cut to a meme of his face imposed on an image resembling Mao. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026 Some subjects who smiled would feel the sensation of the smile more and be more amused. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 Then Kip caught himself and, by way of saying thanks, rubbed his belly, smiled big, gave me the finger. — George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026 On Wednesday, Brand was photographed arriving at the court with his wife, Laura, who was reported to have warmly smiled at him throughout the proceedings in court. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026 Capone, in a green suit, reportedly smiled, perhaps not yet realizing those counts carried a maximum sentence of 17 years. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Oct. 2026 The Boston Blue star literally leaned into the moment, laying his head on Osmond’s shoulder as the two men smiled and soaked up the rapturous screams from the audience. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026 Lock smiled in surprise, then tried, unsuccessfully, to hide his next emotion. — Sam McDowell 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026 The suspect wanted for pushing his estranged girlfriend and her infant daughter off their 15th-floor Bronx balcony, killing the woman, has been arrested — and smiled shamelessly when escorted to court by cops to face justice Thursday. — Theodore Parisienne, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026

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Freshman forward Davion Adkins grinned when asked about Council and White returning so close to the start of the season.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026
Riley grinned with his team protecting an eight-point lead in front of a rowdy, record crowd of 114,419 decked in all white at Beaver Stadium on Saturday night.

— Jordan Puente, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

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