grinners
Those showing teeth
Grinners are people who grin—those showing broad smiles, whether from genuine pleasure or forced cheerfulness.
The term often carries a slight edge, suggesting the grin is excessive, insincere, or annoying: Look at those grinners in the photo, mugging for the camera.
In Australian slang, grinners are sheep with dental problems that expose their teeth.
People smiling broadly
- smirkersThose who grin smugly
- laughersPeople expressing mirth vocally
- chucklersThose who laugh softly
- gigglersPeople who laugh lightly
smilers · simperers · twinklers · dimpled · toothy · ear-to-ear · radiant · beaming
Provided amusement to
- tickledTouched to cause laughter
- delightedFeeling great pleasure
- mirthfulFull of merriment
- laughingMaking sounds of amusement
jovial · playful · gleeful · lighthearted · merry · cheery · buoyant · jolly
What something contains
- pleasedFeeling satisfaction or joy
- gratifiedMade content or pleased
- fulfilledCompletely satisfied, realized
- smugExcessively self-satisfied
self-satisfied · complacent · proud · accomplished · relieved · knowing · serene · peaceful
Contest winners, top performers
- victorsThose who won
- medalistsCompetition's top finishers
- conquerorsThose who defeat and dominate
- triumphantJoyfully victorious
frontrunners · achievers · successful · proud · celebrators · elated · jubilant
beamers
People smiling broadly
gigglers · smilers · simperers · twinklers · dimpled · toothy · ear-to-ear · radiant · beaming · gleeful
entertained
Provided amusement to
laughing · jovial · playful · gleeful · lighthearted · merry · cheery · buoyant · jolly · fun-loving
content
What something contains
- pleasedFeeling satisfaction or joy
- gratifiedMade content or pleased
- fulfilledCompletely satisfied, realized
smug · self-satisfied · complacent · proud · accomplished · relieved · knowing · serene · peaceful · at-ease
champions
Contest winners, top performers
- victorsThose who won
- medalistsCompetition's top finishers
- conquerorsThose who defeat and dominate
triumphant · frontrunners · achievers · successful · proud · celebrators · elated · jubilant
grinnersfrowners
People with displeased expressions
scowlers · pouters · sneerers · sourpusses · poker faces
grinnersgrumps
Habitually irritable people
sourpusses · grouches · mopes · curmudgeons · killjoys
- grinned and bore itAccepted hardship cheerfully