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RICTUSES Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word rictuses. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For RICTUSES

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beams
nounn
noun

• a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather

• long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction

• a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation

• a column of light (as from a beacon)

• (nautical) breadth amidships

• the broad side of a ship

• a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts

verb

• smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression

• emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light

• express with a beaming face or smile

• broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television

• have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink

• experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion

brightens
verbv
verb

• make more cheerful through the use of color

• become clear

cheers
verb, adverb, nounv, adv, n
noun

• a cry or shout of approval

• the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom

verb

• give encouragement to

• show approval or good wishes by shouting

• cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful

• become cheerful

• spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts

chuckles
nounn
noun

• a soft partly suppressed laugh

verb

• laugh quietly or with restraint

giggles
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a foolish or nervous laugh

verb

• laugh nervously

glows
verbv
noun

• an alert and refreshed state

• light from nonthermal sources

• the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised

• a feeling of considerable warmth

• a steady even light without flames

• the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface

• an appearance of reflected light

verb

• emit a steady even light without flames

• have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink

• shine intensely, as if with heat

• be exuberant or high-spirited

• experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion

grins
verbv
noun

• a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

verb

• to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl

laughs
verbv
noun

• the sound of laughing

• a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing

• a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

verb

• produce laughter

smiles
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

verb

• change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure

• express with a smile

smirks
verbv
noun

• a smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure

verb

• smile affectedly or derisively

Alternatives for BEAMS

Alternatives for BRIGHTENS

Alternatives for CHEERS

Alternatives for CHUCKLES

Alternatives for GIGGLES

Alternatives for GLOWS

Alternatives for GRINS

Alternatives for LAUGHS

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